• DocumentCode
    421198
  • Title

    Low-PDL 16-channel variable optical attenuator array using silica-based PLC

  • Author

    Hashizume, Yasuaki ; Inoue, Yasuyuki ; Kominato, Toshimi ; Shibata, Takuma ; Okuno, Masayuki

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Lab., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    23-27 Feb. 2004
  • Firstpage
    609
  • Abstract
    We successfully reduced the PDL of a silica-based PLC-VOA array at an attenuation of 15 dB to 0.3 dB by forming stress-releasing grooves and by employing a cross-path in an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical arrays; optical attenuators; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; 0.3 dB; 15 dB; asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; low-PDL 16-channel variable optical attenuator array; silica-based PLC-VOA array; stress-releasing grooves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-772-5
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1359593
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=421198