Title :
Wideband polymer thermo-optic wavelength tunable filter with fast response for WDM systems
Author :
Toyoda, S. ; Ooba, N. ; Kaneko, Akito ; Hikita, Masayuki ; Kurihara, T. ; Maruno, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
3/30/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors have developed a polymer thermo-optic wavelength tunable filter with a pair of triangular phase shifters on an arrayed-waveguide grating, which provides a fast response and wideband tunability. This filter operated with a response time of 2-60 ms and a tunability of >20 nm
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical arrays; optical filters; optical phase shifters; optical polymers; optical tuning; optical waveguide components; thermo-optical effects; wavelength division multiplexing; 2 to 60 ms; WDM system; arrayed waveguide grating; polymer thermo-optic filter; response time; triangular phase shifter; wideband wavelength tunability;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000521
