Title :
Passive athermal bulk-optic MUX/DEMUX with flat-top spectral response
Author :
Chassagne, B. ; Aubry, K. ; Rocher, A. ; Herbette, B. ; Dentan, V. ; Bourzeix, S. ; Martin, P.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Div., GN Nettest, Marly-Le-Roi, France
Abstract :
We describe an optimized athermal bulk-optic high-performance 100 GHz spacing DWDM (de)multiplexer with a flat-top spectral response. For the operating temperature range from 0°C to +60°C, the central wavelength shift is below 0.2 pm/°C, and loss variations are under 0.005 dB/°C.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; 0 to 60 degC; DWDM; athermal demultiplexer; athermal multiplexer; bulk diffraction grating; bulk-optic MUX/DEMUX; flat-top spectral response; Bandwidth; Optical crosstalk; Optical design; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Shape; Temperature dependence; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989645
