Title :
Highly selective 1.55 μm InP/air gap micromachined Fabry-Perot filter for optical communications
Author :
Seassal, Christian ; Leclercq, J.L. ; Benyattou, T. ; Rondi, D. ; Blondeau, R. ; Guillot, G. ; Viktorovitch, P.
fDate :
3/5/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report a highly selective and tunable optical filter at 1.55 μm using a Fabry Perot resonator with micromachined InP/air gap distributed Bragg reflectors. The resonance full width half maximum, as measured by micro-reflectivity experiments, is close to 0.4 nm (around 1.55 μm) and is compatible with wavelength division multiplexing specifications for optical telecommunications
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; micromachining; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical filters; resonator filters; tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.55 micron; Fabry Perot resonator; Fabry-Perot filter; InP; InP/air gap micromachined filter; WDM specifications; distributed Bragg reflectors; highly selective optical filter; micro-reflectivity experiments; optical communications; tunable optical filter; wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980344
