Title :
Highly compact, low loss silica based 2DIO wavelength filter for WDM datacommunications networks
Author :
Morgan, C.K. ; Yu, S. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
A highly compact silica based wavelength filter is presented. The device uses two-dimensional integrated optics with a transmission grating, produced in one etch step, to create low loss and crosstalk values suitable for data communications applications.
Keywords :
data communication; diffraction gratings; integrated optics; optical crosstalk; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical filters; silicon compounds; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; compact wavelength filter; crosstalk; data communications networks; low loss silica based filter; transmission grating; two-dimensional integrated optics; wavelength division multiplexing; Crosstalk; Etching; Gratings; Integrated optics; Optical filters; Optical losses; Propagation losses; Silicon compounds; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989032
