Title :
Ultra-compact and low-loss silica-based dual polarization optical hybrid for digital coherent receiver with excellent common-mode rejection ratio
Author :
Mizuno, Takayuki ; Saida, Takashi ; Nasu, Y. ; Yamada, Tomoaki ; Hashizume, Yasuaki ; Takahashi, Hiroki
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
An ultra-compact 3 × 12 mm2 DPOH on a 1.5%-Δ silica-based PLC employing a novel coupler is reported. The excess loss is <;2 dB and the CMRR is <;-27 dBe over the C- and L-bands.
Keywords :
optical receivers; polarisation; C-bands; CMRR; DPOH; L-bands; coupler; next generation photonic network; silica-based PLC; ultracompact-low loss silica-based dual polarization optical hybrid; Couplers; Couplings; L-band; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0