Title :
Waveband MUX/DEMUX Using Concatenated Arrayed-Waveguide Gratings
Author :
Kakehashi, Shoji ; Hasegawa, Hiroshi ; Sato, Ken-Ichi ; Moriwaki, Osamu
Abstract :
We propose a new waveband MUX/DEMUX that uses two concatenated cyclic AWGs. The device can accommodate multiple input fibers simultaneously and as a result, the device cost and size of a waveband cross-connect can be significantly reduced.
Keywords :
Arrayed waveguide gratings; Concatenated codes; Costs; Dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Manufacturing; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801249
