Title :
Low loss and compact arrayed waveguide grating with double-core spot-size converters
Author :
Watanabe, Kei ; Kamei, Shin ; Hirota, Hidenobu ; Kohtoku, Masaki ; Inoue, Yasuyuki
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Lab., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We achieved a very low insertion loss of 0.55 dB in an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) by successfully fabricating a double-core spot size converter that has a high index contrast core with a taper embedded in a low delta core.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical fibre losses; 0.55 dB; compact arrayed waveguide grating; double-core spot-size converter; insertion loss; optical fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
