Title :
Planar waveguide technology
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Wavelength filters with large channel numbers and narrow channel spacings are quite important in dense WDM systems. Another important application of the filter is spectrum slicing of supercontinuum light to make a multiwavelength source for WDM. This paper reviews the current performance and future prospects of arrayed-waveguide grating filters.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; arrayed-waveguide grating filters; cascaded configuration; demultiplexing; dense WDM systems; large channel numbers; low crosstalk; multiwavelength source; narrow channel spacings; planar waveguide technology; spectrum slicing; supercontinuum light; wavelength filters; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Crosstalk; Demultiplexing; Electrons; Filters; Fluctuations; Geometry; Phased arrays; Planar waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Aventura, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6252-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869758
