Title :
Si wire optical waveguide wavelength demultiplexer for ONU
Author :
Okayama, H. ; Yaegashi, H. ; Ogawa, Y.
Author_Institution :
Oki Electr. Ind. Co., Ltd., Hachioji
Abstract :
We report a compact wavelength demultiplexer design for widely separated wavelengths used in ONU. The Mach-Zehnder lattice interferometeric filter structure is chosen. The large wavelength dispersion of the Si wire waveguide requires special design considerations.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing equipment; elemental semiconductors; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical waveguides; silicon; Mach-Zehnder lattice interferometeric filter structure; ONU; Si; compact wavelength demultiplexer; optical network unit; wavelength dispersion; wire optical waveguide; Lattices; Optical crosstalk; Optical design; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical network units; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Wire; Directional coupler; Interferometer; Si wire waveguide; Wavelength demultiplexer;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1769-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1768-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638113
