Title :
Planar lightwave circuit eight-channel CWDM multiplexer
Author :
Doerr, C.R. ; Cappuzzo, M. ; Gomez, L. ; Chen, E. ; Wong-Foy, A. ; Laskowski, E.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel eight-channel CWDM multiplexer. The fully-packaged channel losses range from 3.1 dB to 5.5 dB, the 1-dB bandwidth is 16.5 nm, and the crosstalk is <-26 dB. This silica-waveguide device could have very low cost.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical planar waveguides; silicon compounds; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 3.1 to 5.5 dB; CWDM multiplexer; SiO/sub 2/; channel loss; crosstalk; planar lightwave circuit; silica-waveguide device;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
