• DocumentCode
    1956545
  • Title

    Compact SOI-based AWG with flattened spectral response using a MMI

  • Author

    Pathak, S. ; Lambert, E. ; Dumon, P. ; Van Thourhout, D. ; Bogaerts, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Res. Group (INTEC), Ghent Univ. - imec, Ghent, Belgium
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    14-16 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    47
  • Abstract
    We demonstrated an ultra small 12 channels 400GHz AWG on SOI with flattened spectral response using a MMI mode shaper. Insertion loss and crosstalk are -3.29db and 17.0db, respectively. The device size is only 560×350μm2.
  • Keywords
    arrayed waveguide gratings; optical couplers; optical crosstalk; silicon-on-insulator; MMI mode shaper; arrayed waveguide gratings; compact SOI-based AWG; crosstalk; flattened spectral response; frequency 400 GHz; multimode interference coupler; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Arrays; Couplers; Crosstalk; Silicon; Simulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • ISSN
    1949-2081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8338-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053710
  • Filename
    6053710