Title :
Athermal silica-based arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexer
Author :
Inoue, Yasuyuki ; Kaneko, Akito ; Hanawa, F. ; Takahashi, Hiroki ; Hattori, K. ; Sumida, Shin
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki
fDate :
11/6/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A temperature dependent channel wavelength shift in a silica-based arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexer is successfully suppressed from 0.95 to 0.05 nm in the 0-85°C temperature range, which means that it can be used in practical WDM systems without the need for temperature control
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; silicon compounds; wavelength division multiplexing; 0 to 85 degC; SiO2; WDM systems; arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexer; channel wavelength shift;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971317
