Reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer using microring resonators

被引:74
作者
Klein, EJ
Geuzebroek, DH
Kelderman, H
Sengo, G
Baker, N
Driessen, A
机构
[1] Univ Twente, Integrated Opt MicroSyst Grp, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands
[2] Nortel Networks, Adv Technol Network Grp, Harlow CM17 9NA, Essex, England
关键词
add-drop multiplexer; integrated optics; microring resonator (MR); optical networks; silicon nitride;
D O I
10.1109/LPT.2005.858131
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report a reconfigurable four-channel optical add-drop multiplexer for use in access networks. The optical add-drop multiplexer (OADM) is based on vertically coupled thermally tunable Si3N4-SiO2 microring resonators (MRS) and has been realized on a footprint of 0.25 mm(2). Individual MRs in the OADM can be tuned across the full free-spectral range of 4.18 run and have a 3-dB bandwidth of 50 GHz.
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页码:2358 / 2360
页数:3
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