Fabrication of a multichannel wavelength-division multiplexing–passive optical net demultiplexer with arrayed-waveguide gratings and diffractive optical elements

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (14) ◽  
pp. 3039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Pawlowski ◽  
Margit Ferstl ◽  
Heik Hellmich ◽  
Berndt Kuhlow ◽  
Carsten Warmuth ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (22) ◽  
pp. 8205
Author(s):  
Yoshiyuki Doi ◽  
Toshihide Yoshimatsu ◽  
Yasuhiko Nakanishi ◽  
Satoshi Tsunashima ◽  
Masahiro Nada ◽  
...  

This paper reviews receivers that feature low-loss multimode-output arrayed waveguide gratings (MM-AWGs) for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) as well as hybrid integration techniques with high-speed throughput of up to 100 Gb/s and beyond. A design of optical coupling between higher-order multimode beams and a photodiode for a flat-top spectral shape is described in detail. The WDM photoreceivers were fabricated with different approaches. A 10-Gb/s photoreceiver was developed for a 1.25-Gb/s baud rate and assembled for eight-channel WDM by mechanical alignment. A receiver with 40-Gb/s throughput was built by using visual alignment for a 10-Gb/s baud rate and four-channel WDM. A 100-Gb/s receiver assembled by active alignment with a four-channel by 25-Gb/s baud rate is the basis for beyond-100 Gb/s and future multi-wavelength integrated devices toward data-centric communications and computing.


1999 ◽  
Vol 597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Himeno

AbstractSilica-based planar lightwave circuits (PLC) provide various important devices for both optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks and optical access networks. This paper is an overview of recent progress in PLC technology including optical power splitters, arrayed-waveguide gratings, thermo-optic switches, and hybrid integrated PLCs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (22) ◽  
pp. 4763
Author(s):  
Po-Tsung Wu ◽  
Tsair-Chun Liang

In this paper, we propose a new versatile routing device that utilizes arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs), optical switches, and optical circulators to implement reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs), optical interleavers, and optical cross-connect (OXC). With the development of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology, ROADM and OXC technologies have also been put into practical use. Thus, the optical signal can be routed directly in the optical network according to its wavelength without the need for optical-electrical-optical (OEO) conversion. Although different optical network units (ONUs) have different bandwidth requirements, the use of optical interleavers has successfully solved the connection problem between old and new systems. According to the numerical experiments of static characteristics, the proposed routing device can effectively implement three different functionalities, thereby providing greater flexibility for fiber optic network applications.


Author(s):  
K. Ishikawa ◽  
Q. Yu

An integrated arrayed waveguide grating multi/demultiplexer (AWG) with a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based variable optical attenuator (VOA) is reported. The device consists of an AWG based on silica and a MEMS-VOA chip. The MEMS chip includes 100 μm × 100 μm polysilicon shutter plates coated with gold and electrostatic comb-drive actuators. The MEMS chip is interposed in a trench located in the middle of the I/O waveguides of the AWG to tune the optical transmitting power intensity through the waveguides continuously. The MEMS-VOA shutters have more than a 10 μm displacement. Using those shutters, 30 dB optical contrast from 5 dB at the transmit state to 35 dB at the isolation state is achieved. The obtained attenuation contrast is greater than that of a conventional waveguide-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer VOA and sufficient to adjust and equalize the optical signal power in the wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) network systems.


2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (28) ◽  
pp. 4390-4396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Watanabe ◽  
Takeo Asanuma ◽  
Takafumi Sasahara ◽  
Hiroshi Hyodo ◽  
Mutsuyoshi Matsumoto ◽  
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