Title :
Low loss and wide passband arrayed waveguide grating demultiplexer
Author :
Okawa, M. ; Maru, K. ; Uetsuka, H. ; Hakuta, T. ; Okano, H. ; Matsumoto, K.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Syst. Lab., Hitachi Cable Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
New arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) are proposed with asymmetry slab waveguides for combined optical performance of low insertion loss and wide passband. The predicted performance is demonstrated using 16 channel, 100 GHz channel spacing AWGs
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical losses; optical waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 GHz; arrayed waveguide gratings; asymmetry slab waveguides; channel spacing; low insertion loss; low loss arrayed waveguide grating demultiplexer; optical performance; wide passband; wide passband arrayed waveguide grating demultiplexer; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Channel spacing; Insertion loss; Optical arrays; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Passband; Slabs; Waveguide theory; 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.1998.732568
