Title :
Integrated Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (R-OADM) based on Silicon Nano-Photonic Waveguides
Author :
Chu, T. ; Yamada, H. ; Gomyo, A. ; Ushida, A. ; Ishida, S. ; Arakawa, Y.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Ind. & Technol. Dev. Assoc., Ibaraki
Abstract :
Based on silicon 2D photonic crystals and photonic-wire waveguides, a compact reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer was demonstrated through thermo-optic effect. The 3-dB dropping bandwidth was 5 nm and the dropping extinction ratio was 40 dB
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; nanostructured materials; optical communication equipment; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; thermo-optical devices; wavelength division multiplexing; 2D photonic crystal waveguides; Si; WDM; extinction ratio; integrated reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer; photonic-wire waveguides; silicon nano-photonic waveguides; thermo-optic effect; Integrated optics; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Programmable control; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2006. 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0096-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708233
