Title :
Wide bandwidth, low loss 1 by 4 wavelength division multiplexer on silicon for optical interconnects
Author :
Tan, D.T.H. ; Ikeda, K. ; Zamek, S. ; Mizrahi, A. ; Nezhad, M. ; Krishnamoorthy, A.V. ; Raj, K. ; Cunningham, J.E. ; Zheng, X. ; Shubin, I. ; Luo, Y. ; Fainman, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an add/drop filter based on coupled vertical gratings on silicon. The concept is extended to implement a 1 by 4 wavelength division multiplexer with 3nm bandwidth, 1dB insertion loss and 16dB crosstalk suppression.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical crosstalk; optical filters; optical interconnections; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; Si; add-drop filter; coupled vertical gratings; loss 1 dB; optical interconnects; wavelength division multiplexer; Bandwidth; Couplings; Gratings; Optical filters; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
