Title :
8-Channel hyperfine WDM demultiplexer using a virtually-imaged phased-array (VIPA)
Author :
Xiao, Shijun ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an 8-channel hyperfine wavelength demultiplexer at 1.55 μm using a virtually-imaged phased-array spectral disperser, with channel spacings ∼ 3 GHz (24 pm) and minus;3 dB channel bandwidths of ∼ 0.75 GHz (6 pm).
Keywords :
channel spacing; demultiplexing equipment; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; wavelength division multiplexing; 0.75 GHz; 1.55 mum; 24 pm; 6 pm; 8-channel demultiplexer; WDM; channel spacings; hyperfine wavelength demultiplexer; spectral disperser; virtually-imaged phased-array; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Channel spacing; Fabry-Perot; Lenses; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Signal resolution; Space technology; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363369
