DocumentCode
865060
Title
Integrated reconfigurable optical wavelength add-drop multiplexer
Author
Earnshaw, M.P. ; Soole, J.B.D.
Author_Institution
Agere Syst., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
38
Issue
22
fYear
2002
fDate
10/24/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1351
Lastpage
1352
Abstract
A high performance 16-channel integrated optical add-drop multiplexer is described. The device offers both common wavelength and discrete wavelength add and drop ports for all channels. Insertion loss is less than 6 dB and the isolation is greater than 40 dB.
Keywords
arrayed waveguide gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; 6 dB; AWG routers; LPCVD deposition; common wavelength ports; crosstalk; discrete wavelength ports; high functionality multiplexer; high performance; high-capacity DWDM optical networks; insertion loss; integrated optical add-drop multiplexer; reconfigurable add-drop multiplexer; silica waveguides; wavelength alignment;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20020901
Filename
1047091
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