Low-loss rectangular-passband multiplexer consisting of a waveguide grating router synchronized to a three-arm interferometer

We propose and demonstrate a design for a lossless rectangular-passband multiplexer with improved passband characteristics. It consists of a waveguide grating router (WGR) synchronized to a three-arm interferometer. It is similar to our previous design of synchronizing a WGR to a two-arm interferome...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 2334 - 2336
Main Authors Doerr, C.R., Cappuzzo, M.A., Chen, E.Y., Wong-Foy, A., Gomez, L.T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.11.2005
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Chromatic dispersion
Corners
Directional couplers
Gratings
Interferometers
Lossless
Multiplexing
Optical coupling
optical directional couplers
optical filter
Optical filters
Optical interferometry
Optical waveguides
Passband
Photonics
Rectangular waveguides
Routers
Synchronism
Waveguides
wavelength-division multiplexing
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Summary:We propose and demonstrate a design for a lossless rectangular-passband multiplexer with improved passband characteristics. It consists of a waveguide grating router (WGR) synchronized to a three-arm interferometer. It is similar to our previous design of synchronizing a WGR to a two-arm interferometer, except now the passband has even sharper corners. We also show that three is the maximum number of arms for the input interferometer if one wishes to have a compact layout.
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ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2005.857620