Title :
Variable optical attenuator with large dynamic range and low drive power
Author :
Kowalczyk, T.C. ; Finkelshtein, I. ; Kouchnir, M. ; Lee, Y.C. ; Nguyen, A.-D. ; Vroom, D. ; Bischel, W.K.
Author_Institution :
Gemfire Corp., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a polymer waveguide-based thermo-optic variable optical attenuator with 30dB dynamic range that requires only 10mW of drive power at 30dB. The design offers low insertion loss (<1.0dB) and is compatible with planar processing.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; thermo-optical effects; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.0 dB; 10 mW; drive power; dynamic range; insertion loss; large dynamic range; low drive power; planar processing; polymer waveguide-based thermo-optic variable optical attenuator; variable optical attenuator; Dynamic range; Glass; Insertion loss; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
