Simple method to adjust polarization dependence in polymeric arrayed waveguide gratings

被引:13
作者
Lee, JM [1 ]
Park, S [1 ]
Lee, MH [1 ]
Ahn, JT [1 ]
Ju, AJ [1 ]
Kim, KH [1 ]
机构
[1] Elect & Telecommun Res Inst, Basic Res Lab, Taejon 305350, South Korea
关键词
arrayed waveguide grating (AWG); birefringence; polymeric waveguide;
D O I
10.1109/LPT.2003.813388
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Polarization-dependent wavelength shift of a birefringent-polymeric arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) is found to be adjusted simply by controlling the thickness of the first upper cladding layer While forming the upper cladding by several sublayers. Polarization-dependent wavelength shift is reduced to 0.08 from 4.24 nm in a birefringent-polymeric 16 x 16 channel AWG on a silicon substrate by this method.
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页码:927 / 929
页数:3
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