DocumentCode
2683649
Title
Polymer-based waveguide VOA suitable for ultra-broadband network
Author
Ying-Tsung Lu ; Guo, Huang-Chen ; Wang, Hseng-Tsong ; Chi, Sien
Author_Institution
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
15-19 Dec. 2003
Abstract
A polymer-based thermal controllable waveguide type VOA is proposed. The S-bend buried waveguide structure with polymer core and silica cladding that attenuates light with satisfactory extinction ratio through the band from 1.28 μm to 1.58 μm is presented.
Keywords
optical attenuators; optical communication equipment; optical polymers; optical waveguides; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; waveguide discontinuities; 1.28 to 1.58 mum; S-bend buried waveguide structure; optical communication devices; polymer core; polymer-based thermal controllable waveguide type VOA; polymer-based waveguide VOA; silica cladding; thermo-optical effect; ultra-broadband network; variable optical attenuator; Broadband communication; Communication system control; Costs; Extinction ratio; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical polymers; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7766-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277168
Filename
1277168
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