Monolithically Integrated Optical Channel Monitor for DWDM Transmission Systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 146-153

  Tolstikhin, Valery I ^a   Densmore, Adam ^a   Pimenov, Kirill ^a   Logvin, Yury ^a   Wu, Fang ^a   Laframboise, Sylvain ^a   Grabtchak, Serge ^a  

^a MetroPhotonics Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echelle grating; InP; Monolithic integration; Planar demultiplexer; Power monitoring; Waveguide photodetector (WPD); Wavelength division demultiplexing

Indexed keywords

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MONITORING; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHOTODETECTORS; WAVEGUIDES;

ECHELLE GRATING; INP; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATION; PLANAR DEMULTIPLEXERS; POWER MONITORING; WAVEGUIDE PHOTODETECTORS (WPD); WAVELENGTH DIVISON DEMULTIPLEXING;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 1442287425     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.822164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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