Title :
Ultrawide AWG with hyper-Gaussian profile
Author :
Fondeur, Bart ; Sala, Anca L. ; Yamada, Hiroaki ; Brainard, Robert ; Egan, Erik ; Thekdi, Sanjay ; Gopinathan, Niranjan ; Nakamoto, David ; Vaidyanathan, Aparajithan
Author_Institution :
JDS Uniphase Corp., Milpitas, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present the principle of hyper-Gaussian arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), applied successfully to realize an ultraflat 500-GHz spacing demultiplexer with 1-dB passband above 80% of the channel spacing, and a zero chromatic dispersion 50-GHz spacing wide-band AWG.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; channel spacing; demultiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; 500 GHz; arrayed waveguide grating; channel spacing; chromatic dispersion; hyper-Gaussian ultrawide AWG; spacing demultiplexer; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Crosstalk; Equations; Insertion loss; Mercury (metals); Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Passband; Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs); integrated optical devices; multiplexers; wide-band filters;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.836746
