Title :
One-chip integrated dual polarization optical hybrid using silica-based planar lightwave circuit technology
Author :
Sakamaki, Y. ; Yamazaki, H. ; Mizuno, T. ; Goh, T. ; Nasu, Y. ; Hashimoto, T. ; Kamei, S. ; Hattori, K. ; Takahashi, H.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a compact dual polarization optical hybrid achieved by the integration of polarization beam splitters and 90deg-hybrids using silica-based planar lightwave circuit. The fabricated device exhibited sufficient characteristics for coherent systems such as DP-QPSK.
Keywords :
optical beam splitters; optical communication; quadrature phase shift keying; DP-QPSK; compact dual polarization; one-chip integrated dual polarization; optical hybrid; polarization beam splitters; silica-based planar lightwave circuit technology; Arm; Digital signal processing; Integrated circuit technology; Integrated optics; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Programmable control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
