Role of photomask resolution on the performance of arrayed-waveguide grating devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4087, Issue , 2004, Pages 283-292

  Chen, Wei ^a   Lee, Chau Han ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Chen, Yung J ^a   Beard, Warren T ^b   Stone, Dennis ^b   Smith, Robert F ^c   Mincher, Rod ^c   Stewart, Ian R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b LABORATORY FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Department of Defense ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PARAMETERS; GRATING WAVEGUIDES; HIGH RESOLUTION; INDEX VARIATION; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; WAFER FABRICATIONS;

CROSSTALK; DEMULTIPLEXING; PHOTOMASKS; RANDOM ERRORS; WAVEGUIDES;

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS;

EID: 84875477010     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.406412     Document Type: Conference Paper

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