Polarization-independent and dispersion-free integrated optical MZI in SOI substrate for DWDM applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8629, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Karthik, Uppu ^a   Das, B K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Dispersion free; Integrated Optics; Mach Zehnder Interferometer; MMI splitter; Polarizationindependent; Silicon Photonics; Waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION-FREE; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; MMI SPLITTER; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCY; POLARIZATION-INDEPENDENT; SILICON PHOTONIC DEVICES; SILICON PHOTONICS; SINGLE MODE WAVEGUIDES;

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; DISPERSIONS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; PHOTONICS; POLARIZATION; WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DISPERSION (WAVES);

EID: 84878302946     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2004032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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