A high-performance InP refleclion-grating wavelength multiplexer for t
he 1530-1560 EDFA fibre band is reported. The 8 channel 3.6 nm-spacing
devices operated with 30-35dB channel isolation, < 0.04 wavelength pr
ecision, and < 10dB on-chip loss. Although realised with 3.6nm spacing
s, the multiplexer may be adapted for channels as close as 0.5nm.