Analytical and numerical analysis of phase and amplitude errors in the performance of arrayed waveguide gratings

Author

Muñoz, Pascual ; Pastor, Daniel ; Capmany, José ; Sales, Salvador

Author_Institution

Opt. Commun. Group, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

Volume

8

Issue

6

fYear

2002

Firstpage

1130

Lastpage

1141

Abstract

The closed expression of the mean power transfer function for an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), taking into account fabrication errors, is presented. Comparison with numerical simulations using a previous Fourier optics modeling show good agreement. The procedure to predict the AWG floor level using the numerical modeling is presented and checked against the analytical derived expressions.

Keywords

Fourier transform optics; arrayed waveguide gratings; numerical analysis; optical communication equipment; optical waveguide theory; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG floor level; Fourier optics modeling; amplitude errors; arrayed waveguide gratings; fabrication errors; numerical analysis; numerical modeling; numerical simulations; optical planar waveguide components; phase errors; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Numerical analysis; Numerical models; Numerical simulation; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Performance analysis; Phased arrays; Predictive models; Transfer functions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2002.805983

Filename

1176652