Title :
Spectral anomalies due to coupling-induced frequency shifts in dielectric coupled-resonator filters
Author :
Manolatou, Christina ; Popovic, Milos A. ; Rakich, Peter T. ; Barwicz, Tymon ; Haus, Hermann A. ; Ippen, Erich P.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Coupling-induced frequency shift is identified as a source of spectral response degradation in higher-order coupled-resonator add/drop filters that must be compensated in design. The theoretical basis and experimental verification are presented, and generic solutions proposed.
Keywords :
coupled mode analysis; dielectric resonator filters; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical filters; coupled mode theory; coupled-resonator add/drop filters; coupling-induced frequency shifts; dielectric coupled-resonator filters; spectral anomalies; spectral response degradation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
