The improved performance of a wavelength-tunable arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) is demonstrated, including the crosstalk, insertion loss and the wavelength tuning efficiency.
In this review, an overview of the available methods for improving the bandwidth, spectral resolution, and transmission function shape of AWGs is provided. The working principle as well as the advantages
Planar waveguides with ultra-low propagation loss are necessary for integrating optoelectronic systems that require long optical time delay or narrowband optical filters. In this paper,
Optical loss, bandwidth, spectral resolution, transmission function shape, crosstalk, and polarization sensitivity are the most important performance parameters of an AWG spectrometer and for different
We investigate the improvement of an insertion loss in silicon arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), by analyzing the multimode generation due to the field
Another highly effective method to reduce the insertion loss of an AWG, which is based on the same idea of tapering, has been patented by Lucent: A segmented transition region is inserted between
We compare the performance of silicon-based arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) with star couplers of Rowland and Confocal configurations, respectively, for both TE and TM polarizations.
Abstract. A high-performance silicon arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) with 0.4-nm channel spacing for dense wavelength-division multiplexing systems is designed and realized successfully. The device
Light propagating in the input waveguide is diffrac-ted in the slab region and coupled into the arrayed wave-guide by the first FSR. The arrayed waveguides has been designed such that the optical path
There are several examples of custom AWG designs in the literature aiming for improved system performance. In this review, we will provide an overview of the available methods for
The design will be based on an Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG). Due to different properties of polymers, a complete redesign of glass-based WDM is necessary. To realize this
Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWGs) are considered an attractive DWDM solution because they represent a compact means of offering higher channel count technology, have good
We calculate the effective and group indices of the waveguide and slab using the eigenmode solver (FDE). These results will be used as input parameters in the
Keywords: arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), bandwidth, cascading, high resolution, flat-top response Abstract: Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) are key optical components of various new
The optical performances of AWG are mainly affected by the structure parameters such as the waveguide spacing, the width and length of the taper, and the number of arrayed waveguides.
Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWGs) are considered an attractive DWDM solution because they represent a compact means of offering higher channel-count technology, have good performance
Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) are key optical components of various new applications in telecommunication, astronomy, medical imaging, and
Planar technology and design have evolved significantly in the past decade, both in terms of performance and yield, reducing the cost/performance advantage of thin-film filters (TFF) over
A high-performance silicon arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) with 0.4-nm channel spacing for dense wavelength-division multiplexing systems is designed and realized successfully. The device design
Abstract – An array waveguide grating multiplexer and demultiplexer in particular is one of most successful optical filters and it is a key component of photonic networks and it is cost-effective
Designed and tested a PLC-based 32-channel array waveguide grating. Comparison of the edge filtering method and the relative intensity method. Focusing on the interrogation method
E. Pawlowski, B. Kuhlow, G. Przyrembel, and C. Warmuth: “Arrayed-waveguide grating demultiplexer with variable center frequency and transmission characteristic,” Proc. 9 th Eur. Conf. on Integr.
1 Introduction Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) are a popular means of multiplexing and demultiplexing optical signals in dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems [1, 2,
Improved performance of a silicon arrayed waveguide grating by reduction of higher order mode generation near the boundary of a star coupler Jaegyu Park*a, Jiho Jooa, Hyundai Parka, Myung
The proposed work reviews the evolution of Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWG) from concentric phased arrays to present day design. The article covers different designs and materials,
In this paper, we compare the effect of output waveguide configurations on the performance of AWGs. The AWG with an output waveguide converging on the
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