Title :
Compact programmable monolithically integrated 10-stage multi-channel WDM dispersion equalizer on low-loss silicon nitride planar waveguide platform
Author :
Moreira, Renan ; Gundavarapu, Sarat ; Blumenthal, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Eng. Sci. Building, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a tunable dispersion equalizer on a low loss Si3N4/SiO2 planar waveguide platform. The equalizer has a tuning range of ±550 ps/nm, a footprint of 222.5 mm2, and can compensate multiple WDM channels simultaneously.
Keywords :
equalisers; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; silicon compounds; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; Si3N4-SiO2; compact programmable 10-stage multi-channel WDM dispersion equalizer; low-loss silicon nitride planar waveguide; monolithically integrated multiple WDM channels; tunable dispersion equalizer; Delays; Dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Propagation losses; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
