Title :
Experimental verification of a very low crosstalk wavelength router construction using arrayed-waveguide grating multi/demultiplexers
Author :
Fenghai Liu ; Pedersen, J.S. ; Peucheret, C. ; Jeppesen, P.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A very low crosstalk N/spl times/N wavelength router construction based on 1/spl times/N AWG multi/demultiplexers has been proposed. The peak crosstalk level of -53 dB is measured in such an 8/spl times/8 wavelength router and the power penalty from the router is negligible. Rather large wavelength routing networks can be built using the wavelength router construction presented.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical arrays; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; arrayed-waveguide grating multi/demultiplexers; large wavelength routing networks; power penalty; very low crosstalk wavelength router; wavelength router construction; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bit error rate; Buildings; Crosstalk; Filtering; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Transfer functions; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Nanostructures and Quantum Dots/WDM Components/VCSELs and Microcavaties/RF Photonics for CATV and HFC Systems, 1999 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5633-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1999.794658
