A wavelength multiplexer using cascaded three-dimensional vertical couplers

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作者
Liu, B [1 ]
Shakouri, A
Abraham, P
Bowers, JE
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[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Jack Baskin Sch Engn, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
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10.1063/1.125722
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A four-channel wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer for sparse wavelength division multiplexing was demonstrated using cascaded three-dimensional (3D) vertical couplers. 17 nm channel spacing with crosstalk less than 15 dB was achieved. Strong coupled vertical couplers were fabricated using wafer bonding to invert a conventionally processed epitaxial layer and bond to a new host substrate. This technology makes the fabrication of 3D photonic integrated circuits and the realization of multilevel optical interconnects possible. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)03303-9].
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