Title :
Thermally tunable polarisation converter for WDM filtering applications
Author_Institution :
MESA Res. Inst., Enschede
Abstract :
Grating assisted couplers can be used as wavelength selective components in WDM devices. Here, we present for the first time a thermally tuned polarisation converter, with which a relative tuning range of 2% of the centre wavelength can be achieved for a 50 K increase of the temperature of the heater electrode
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical filters; optical tuning; thermo-optical effects; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM filtering; grating assisted coupler; heater electrode; optical polarisation converter; thermal tuning; wavelength selective component; Filtering; Gratings; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Tellurium; Wavelength converters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.894078
