Title :
3-port WDM filter arrays based on novel planar lightwave circuit assembly technique
Author :
Harumoto, M. ; Shimakawa, O. ; Takahashi, K. ; Tamura, M.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Res. & Dev. Lab., Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a novel configuration of ultra-compact 1310/1490/1550-nm WDM filter arrays compounded of a thin-film filter and two planar lightwave circuits. By using simple assembly techniques to optimize the arrangement, the insertion loss less than 0.7 dB is successfully achieved.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; 1310 nm; 1490 nm; 1550 nm; WDM filter arrays; insertion loss; planar lightwave circuit; planar lightwave circuits; thin-film filter; Assembly; Circuits; Insertion loss; Optical arrays; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Programmable control; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215658
