Estimation of waveguide phase error in silica-based waveguides

被引:98
作者
Goh, T
Suzuki, S
Sugita, A
机构
[1] NTT Opto-electronics Laboratories
[2] Waseda University, Tokyo
[3] NTT Opto-electronics Laboratories, Ibaraki
[4] Inst. Electronics, Info. Commun. E., Japan Society of Applied Physics
[5] Yokohama National University, Kanagawa
[6] Elec. Communication Laboratories, NTT, Musashino, Tokyo
[7] NTT Opto-Electronics Laboratories, Ibaraki
[8] Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo
[9] NTT Ibaraki Elec. Commun. Labs., Ibaraki-ken
[10] Inst. Elec. Electronics Engineerings, Inst. Electronics, Info. Commun. E., Japan Society of Applied Physics
关键词
optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide arrays; optical crosstalk; optical phase error; silica-based waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing;
D O I
10.1109/50.641530
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
A new estimation method is proposed in order to clarify waveguide phase error factors, Using the proposed method, it is possible to analyze such factors as core size error and refractive index error, which cause optical phase error in waveguides. This method is applied to silica-based waveguides to estimate the waveguide phase error. This revealed an average core size error of 2.1 x 10(-3) mu m and an average refractive index error of 1.9 x 10(-6). Finally, based on the measured phase error values, the optimum AWG configuration is considered with a view to achieving low crosstalk.
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页码:2107 / 2113
页数:7
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