Polarization diversity waveguide grating receiver with integrated optical preamplifiers

Author

Doerr, C.R. ; Zirngibl, M. ; Joyner, C.H. ; Stulz, L.W. ; Presby, H.M.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

9

Issue

1

fYear

1997

Firstpage

85

Lastpage

87

Abstract

We present an 8/spl times/100 GHz waveguide grating multifrequency receiver in InP with low polarization sensitivity with integrated optical preamplifiers and detectors. The polarization insensitivity is achieved through a special polarization diversity scheme in which both inputs share the same waveguide grating and photodetectors. Also, we show theoretically how chirping the waveguide grating in optically preamplified receivers can improve the sensitivity.

Keywords

chirp modulation; demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; diversity reception; integrated optoelectronics; light polarisation; optical planar waveguides; optical receivers; photodetectors; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 GHz; InP; WDM; chirping; integrated optical preamplifiers; multifrequency receiver; photodetectors; polarization diversity scheme; polarization insensitivity; waveguide grating receiver; Gratings; Indium phosphide; Integrated optics; Optical detectors; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Preamplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.554509

Filename

554509