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Silica-Based Planar Lightwave Circuits and Their Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Yoshinori Hibino
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Abstract

This article reviews the fabrication technologies and optical characteristics of silica-based planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) on Si developed for photonic networks based on wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM). While there have been various planar optical waveguides made with different materials, silica-based PLCs are the most suitable for constructing practical devices because of their excellent design flexibility, stability, and reproducibility. These advantages mainly result from their material characteristics, that is, silica glass is chemically and physically stable. The article also describes the basic characteristics and recent development of arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) multiplexers/demultiplexers as a device application. Since AWGs offer the advantages of low-loss, high-output port counts and mass producibility, they have played a pivotal role in the construction of flexible, large-capacity WDM networks.

Keywords

arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs)optical communicationsphotonic materialsplanar lightwave circuits (PLCs)waveguideswavelength-division multiplexing (WDM)
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 28 , Issue 5: Photonic Materials for Optical Communications , May 2003 , pp. 365 - 371
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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