Title :
Widely tunable, narrow optical bandpass Gaussian filter using a silicon microactuator
Author :
Berger, J. ; Ilkov, F. ; King, D. ; Tselikov, A. ; Anthon, D.
Author_Institution :
Iolon, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
A Littrow diffraction grating Gaussian bandpass optical filter uses a silicon microactuator to tune over 40 nm with narrow bandwidth, 2 dB insertion loss, 0.2 dB PDL, ±20 ps/nm dispersion, fast tuning, and accurate wavelength control in a compact butterfly package.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; micro-optics; microactuators; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; silicon; 0.2 dB; 2 dB; 40 nm; Littrow diffraction grating Gaussian bandpass optical filter; Si; butterfly package; dispersion; insertion loss; optical bandpass Gaussian filter; polarization dependent loss; silicon microactuator; tunable Gaussian filter; wavelength control; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Diffraction gratings; Insertion loss; Microactuators; Optical diffraction; Optical filters; Optical losses; Page description languages; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247636
