Title :
Optical add-drop multiplexers based on Si-wire waveguides
Author :
Yamada, Hirohito ; Chu, Tao ; Ishida, Satomi ; Arakawa, Yasuhiko
Author_Institution :
Fundamental & Environ. Res. Lab., NEC Corp., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Ultra-small optical add-drop multiplexers were fabricated with a Si-wire waveguide technology. This paper describes their fundamental characteristics. The wavelength resolution was 0.7 nm, and the length of the devices was 600 μm.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; silicon; 600 mum; Si; Si-wire waveguides; optical add-drop multiplexers; Couplers; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Wavelength measurement;
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.2004.1363511
