Title :
Waveguide router subsystems
Author_Institution :
Fac. of ITS, Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
WDM creates a market for advanced subsystems such as add-drop multiplexers and crossconnects, tunable and multiwavelength lasers and detectors. Progress in the field of PHASAR-based photonic integrated circuits, the next generation of waveguide router subsystems, is reviewed.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; PHASAR-based photonic integrated circuits; WDM; add-drop multiplexer; advanced subsystems; crossconnects; photodetectors; review; tunable multiwavelength lasers; waveguide router subsystems; Add-drop multiplexers; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Costs; Optical fiber devices; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868245
