Title : 
Thin WDM filters for low-cost optical triplexers on silicon benches
         
        
            Author : 
Chu, A.K. ; Chen, I.T. ; Jiang, J.H.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng. & Semicond. Technol. R&D Center, Nat. Sun Yat-sen Univ., Kaohsiung
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Optical triplexers using thin WDM filters and lensed fibers on silicon bench were proposed. The fiber-to-fiber insertion losses were less than 1.2 dB, and the power variations at 1.31/1.49/1.55 mum ports were less than 0.7 dB at 100degC.
         
        
            Keywords : 
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre filters; optical fibre losses; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; Si; fiber-to-fiber insertion losses; lensed fibers; low-cost optical triplexers; silicon bench; temperature 100 C; thin WDM filters; wavelength 1.31 mum; wavelength 1.49 mum; wavelength 1.55 mum; Insertion loss; Optical devices; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical filters; Packaging; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Sydney
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-0-85825-807-5
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-0-85825-807-5
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610368