A compact optical wavelength selector composed of arrayed-waveguide gratings and an optical gate array integrated on a single PLC platform

Authors
Kasahara, R Yanagisawa, M Sugita, A Ogawa, I Hashimoto, T Suzaki, Y Magari, K
Citation
R. Kasahara et al., A compact optical wavelength selector composed of arrayed-waveguide gratings and an optical gate array integrated on a single PLC platform, IEEE PHOTON, 12(1), 2000, pp. 34-36
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
34 - 36
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200001)12:1<34:ACOWSC>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We developed a compact 16-ch optical wavelength selector (OWS). Our OWS is composed of two arrayed-waveguide gratings (AWG's) and an optical gate arra y (OGA) integrated on a single. PLC platform by using the hybrid integratio n technique.We successfully obtained lossless operation with an extinction ratio of better than -45 dB for all wavelength channels, We also obtained a switching time of less than 1 ns. These excellent characteristics are the same as those of a previously reported OWS fabricated using PLC-PLC direct attachment.