Title :
Experimental demonstration of compact 16 channels-50 GHz Si3N4 arrayed waveguide grating
Author :
Pathak, Shibnath ; Kuanping Shang ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate 16 channel-50 GHz arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG) on Si3N4 for DWDM applications. The device achieves 1.8 dB loss, -20 dB crosstalk, phase errors below ± π/10 on a 3.7×0.7 mm2 footprint.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical losses; silicon compounds; wavelength division multiplexing; 16 channel arrayed waveguide grating; AWG; DWDM applications; Si3N4; bandwidth 50 GHz; dense wavelength division multiplexing; loss 1.8 dB; optical crosstalk; optical loss; phase errors; Adaptive optics; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Arrays; Integrated optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical device fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
