Title :
Low loss and flatband Si-wire optical MUX/DeMUX based on microring resonator assisted delayed Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Author :
Jeong, Seok-Hwan ; Tanaka, Shinsuke ; Akiyama, Tomoyuki ; Sekiguchi, Shigeaki ; Tanaka, Yu ; Morito, Ken
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
Novel Si-wire optical MUX/DeMUX employing microring resonator assisted delayed Mach-Zehnder interferometers is experimentally demonstrated. The fabricated device shows 1×4Ch demultiplexing with low excess loss (<;0.8dB) and flatband spectral response.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical resonators; silicon; Si; delayed Mach-Zehnder interferometers; flatband optical multiplexer; microring resonator; optical demultiplexer; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358525
