Title :
Lossless integrated active splitters for optical networks
Author :
Hempstead, M. ; Román, J.E. ; Camy, P. ; Lerminiaux, C. ; Béguin, A. ; Laborde, P. ; Koonen, A.M. ; Willems, F.W. ; van der Plaats, J.C. ; Ries, R.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We discuss the latest results in the European Union RACE II project LIASON to specify and develop “lossless” splitters in integrated optics, combining an erbium-doped planar amplifier and a passive 1×N cascaded y-junction splitter
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; integrated optics; optical elements; optical fibre networks; optical transmitters; Er-doped planar amplifier; European Union RACE II project; LIASO project; integrated optics; lossless integrated active splitters; optical networks; passive cascaded y-junction splitter;
Conference_Titel :
Guided Wave Optical Signal Processing, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19950825
