Title :
Packaging of large-scale planar lightwave circuits
Author :
Kato, Kuniharu ; Ishii, Motohaya ; Inoue, Yasuyuki
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes the packaging of large-scale silica-based planar lightwave circuits (PLC´s), fabricated on Si substrates. They include arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) multiplexers and star couplers with more than 32 channels, and optical matrix switches with a scale of 8×8 or greater. These devices all have a large channel-number or a large number of switch elements. There are various technological objectives and techniques related to large-scale PLC´s which concern their optical, electrical, thermal, and mechanical characteristics. Several techniques are presented in detail based on experimental results
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; multiplexing equipment; optical couplers; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; packaging; silicon; silicon compounds; wavelength division multiplexing; SiO2-Si; WDM systems; arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexers; channel-number; electrical characteristics; large-scale planar lightwave circuits; mechanical characteristics; optical characteristics; optical matrix switches; packaging; star couplers; switch elements; thermal characteristics; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Circuits; Couplers; Large-scale systems; Multiplexing; Optical arrays; Optical switches; Packaging; Programmable control; Transmission line matrix methods;
Journal_Title :
Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, Part B: Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on
