Title :
Silicon-on-insulator mid-infrared planar concave grating based (de)multiplexer
Author :
Muneeb, M. ; Chen, Xia ; Ryckeboer, E. ; Malik, Anuj ; Mashanovich, Goran Z. ; Roelkens, Gunther
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
The design and characterization of a silicon-on-insulator planar concave grating based (de)multiplexer operating at 3.8μm is reported. Low insertion loss (≈1.6dB) and good crosstalk characteristics (≈19dB) are demonstrated.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; midinfrared planar concave grating; optical demultiplexer; optical multiplexer; silicon-on-insulator; wavelength 3.8 mum; Apertures; Fabrication; Gratings; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Silicon-on-insulator; Waveguide lasers; Silicon photonics; laser light engines; mid-infrared; wavelength selective devices;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656389
