Title :
Sixteen-channel monolithically integrated InP wavelength selector based on a chain of passband-flattened cyclic AWG and optical switches
Author :
Stabile, R. ; Calabretta, N. ; Williams, K.A. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
An integrated wavelength selector based on combinations of integrated AWGs and SOAs selects one-out-of-sixteen input channels. Loss-compensated, error-free 16 WDM channel selection operation with <;2.3dB penalty is reported with an OSNR of up to 32.5dB/0.1nm.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; compensation; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; monolithic integrated circuits; optical fibre losses; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength assignment; wavelength division multiplexing; InP; OSNR; SOA; error free WDM channel selection; integrated passband flattened cyclic AWG; loss compensation; monolithically integrated wavelength selector; optical switches; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
