DocumentCode
3451736
Title
Broadband box-like filters using tapered waveguides
Author
Chu, S.T. ; Pan, W. ; Kato, T. ; Kaneko, T. ; Kokubun, Y.
Author_Institution
Kanagawa Acad. of Sci. & Technol., Kawasaki, Japan
Volume
4
fYear
1999
fDate
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Firstpage
1145
Abstract
We have demonstrated a broadband vertical coupler filter utilizing adiabatic coupling. The chirp along the device is provided with a tapered waveguide. The FWHM of the fabricated device is 60.4 nm, which is wide enough to cover the EDFA window.
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical directional couplers; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; ARROW waveguide; WDM systems; adiabatic coupling; broadband box-like filters; chirping; directional coupler; ridge waveguide; tapered waveguides; vertical coupler filter; Band pass filters; Chirp; Couplings; Directional couplers; Glass; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical waveguides; Passband; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5661-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.814705
Filename
814705
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