Title :
Ultra-small coherent mixer consists of 5.5%-Δ ZrO2-SiO2-based low loss PLC
Author :
Takahashi, Masaharu ; Uchida, Yasuo ; Yamasaki, Shintaro ; Hasegawa, Junichi ; Yagi, Takeshi
Author_Institution :
FITEL Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Ichihara, Japan
Abstract :
Low propagation loss of 0.02 dB/cm was achieved in a 5.5%-Δ ZrO2-SiO2-based PLC. A coherent mixer employing the ZrO2-SiO2 PLC was successfully fabricated, and chip size was reduced to 2 mm × 4 mm.
Keywords :
mixers (circuits); optical communication equipment; optical losses; silicon compounds; zirconium compounds; ZrO2-SiO2; chip size; low loss PLC; low propagation loss; planar lightwave circuit; ultra-small coherent mixer; Glass; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Mixers; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu3E.1
