Integrated optic tunable add-drop filters for WDM ring networks

Author

ROTOLO, Salvatore ; Tanzi, Alberto ; Brunazzi, Stefano ; DiMola, Domenico ; Cibinetto, Lucio ; Lenzi, Maurizio ; Bona, Gian-Luca ; Offrein, Bert Jan ; Horst, Folkert ; Germann, Roland ; Salemink, Huub W.M. ; Baechtold, Peter H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of R&D, Italtel Photonic Unit, Milan, Italy

Volume

18

Issue

4

fYear

2000

fDate

4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

569

Lastpage

578

Abstract

This paper deals with two types of thermo-optically tunable add-drop filters realized by means of different technologies: fiber-matched low-pressure chemical vapor deposited (LPCVD)-grown SiO/sub 2/ waveguides and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)-grown high-refractive-index-contrast SiON waveguides. Design and technology aspects are outlined. The device characterizations, drawn from laboratory and field trial measurements, are reported. The description focuses on the device applications in a system context. In particular, the usefulness of the components as the basic elements of an optical add-drop multiplexer node, suitable for a ring network, is shown. The key component aspects are presented as strictly related to system requirements and issues.

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre networks; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; plasma CVD; silicon compounds; wavelength division multiplexing; LPCVD; PECVD grown; SiO/sub 2/; SiO/sub 2/ waveguides; WDM ring networks; fiber-matched low-pressure chemical vapor deposited; field trial measurements; high-refractive-index-contrast SiON waveguides; integrated optic tunable add-drop filters; optical add-drop multiplexer node; optical design; plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition; ring network; system requirements; thermo-optically tunable add-drop filters; Chemical technology; Chemical vapor deposition; Integrated optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Plasma measurements; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.838132

Filename

838132