• DocumentCode
    1764418
  • Title

    Wavelength-Division-Multiplexing Devices in Thin SOI: Advances and Prospects

  • Author

    Okamoto, K.

  • Author_Institution
    AiDi Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    July-Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    248
  • Lastpage
    257
  • Abstract
    Silicon photonics wavelength-division-multiplexing filters are important building blocks in >100 G transceivers and near future on-chip communications between many cores. This paper deals with four kinds of wavelength-division-multiplexing filters: they are, ring resonators, lattice-form filters, arrayed-waveguide gratings and planar Echelle gratings. Progress and technical challenges for these filter devices will be described.
  • Keywords
    optical filters; optical resonators; optical transceivers; silicon-on-insulator; wavelength division multiplexing; arrayed-waveguide gratings; lattice-form filters; on-chip communications; planar Echelle gratings; ring resonators; silicon photonics; thin SOI; transceivers; wavelength-division-multiplexing devices; wavelength-division-multiplexing filters; Crosstalk; Fluctuations; Indexes; Optical filters; Silicon; Silicon compounds; Wavelength division multiplexing; Integrated optics; silicon photonics; wavelength filters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-260X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2291623
  • Filename
    6670694