Title :
Low-loss, wide and low-ripple passband arrayed-waveguide grating with tandem MZI-synchronized configuration
Author :
Kamei, Shin ; Kitoh, Tsutomu ; Goh, Takashi ; Mori, Atsushi ; Takahashi, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Laboratories, NTT Corporation, Japan
Abstract :
A novel AWG with a wide passband is proposed. The measured insertion loss and 0.5-dB bandwidth are 2.8 dB and 59 GHz. Thanks to the low amplitude and phase ripples, this AWG can be used in a 40G ROADM.
Keywords :
Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Delay; Insertion loss; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Passband; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
