Ultra-compact, flat-top demultiplexer using anti-reflection contra-directional couplers for CWDM networks on silicon

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 6733-6738

  Shi, Wei ^a   Yun, Han ^a   Lin, Charlie ^a   Greenberg, Mark ^a   Wang, Xu ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Fard, Sahba Talebi ^a   Flueckiger, Jonas ^a   Jaeger, Nicolas A F ^a   Chrostowski, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMULTIPLEXING; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; SILICON;

ADD-DROP FILTERS; ANTI-REFLECTION; CWDM NETWORKS; DEMULTIPLEXERS; FILTER COMPONENTS; FREE SPECTRAL RANGE; OUT OF PHASE; WAVELENGTH-DIVISION-MULTIPLEXING NETWORK (WDM);

BANDWIDTH;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MINIATURIZATION; REFRACTOMETRY; SILICON; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84875708488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.006733     Document Type: Article

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