Title :
Super compact optical add-drop multiplexer for FTTH applications based on low-loss polymer waveguide materials
Author :
Keil, Norbert ; Yao, H.H. ; Zawadzki, Crispin ; Beyer, F. ; Radmer, O. ; Bauer, Matthias ; Dreyer, C.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Fraunhofer Inst. fur Nachrichtentechnik, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Four- and eight-channel arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) and fixed optical add-drop multiplexer (OADM) devices with channel spacing of 1200 and 600 GHz have been fabricated using super-high refractive index contrast (/spl Delta/n=0.020) triazine containing polymers. Accordingly, the size of the four-channel AWG was only 10/spl times/3 mm and the insertion loss was 3 dB.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; channel spacing; multiplexing equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; polymers; refractive index; telecommunication network routing; 1200 GHz; 3 dB; 600 GHz; AWG; FTTH; channel spacing; eight channel arrayed waveguide grating; four channel arrayed waveguide grating; insertion loss; optical add-drop multiplexer devices; polymer waveguide materials; refractive index contrast; triazine;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20057585
