Title :
Wavelength tunable optical add and drop multiplexer utilising coupled semiconductor waveguides
Author :
Horita, M. ; Tanaka, S. ; Matsushima, Y.
Author_Institution :
KDD Kamifukuoka R&D Labs., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
Wavelength tunable semiconductor optical ADM is demonstrated with stable optical characteristics over 11 nm tuning range, excluding insertion loss variation was less than 1 dB. No degradation in transmission performance for 5 Gbit/s signal was confirmed
Keywords :
integrated optics; multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical losses; optical tuning; stability; 1 dB; 5 Gbit/s; Gbit/s signal; coupled semiconductor waveguides; insertion loss variation; stable optical characteristics; transmission performance; wavelength tunable optical add and drop multiplexer; wavelength tunable semiconductor optical ADM; Add-drop multiplexers; Filters; Gratings; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical coupling; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor waveguides; Transistors; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732461
