A 32-channel 50 GHz spaced arrayed-waveguide grating(AWG) with our innovative configuration has been designed and fabricated.The performance of the device has been fully tested by using a system that consists of a tun...A 32-channel 50 GHz spaced arrayed-waveguide grating(AWG) with our innovative configuration has been designed and fabricated.The performance of the device has been fully tested by using a system that consists of a tunable laser light source (TLS), an optical power meter and a polarization controller.The insertion loss (IS) of the device is 4.2-7.4 dB.The crosstalk is about -28 dB.The IS uniformity is less than 3.3 dB.With our configuration,the performance of the device has been enhanced effectively and the difficulty in alignment process has been decreased obviously.展开更多
基金Project supported by Nation Key Basic R&D Plan of China(G2000036602) ,and the National Natural Science Foundation ofChina(No.69889701)
文摘A 32-channel 50 GHz spaced arrayed-waveguide grating(AWG) with our innovative configuration has been designed and fabricated.The performance of the device has been fully tested by using a system that consists of a tunable laser light source (TLS), an optical power meter and a polarization controller.The insertion loss (IS) of the device is 4.2-7.4 dB.The crosstalk is about -28 dB.The IS uniformity is less than 3.3 dB.With our configuration,the performance of the device has been enhanced effectively and the difficulty in alignment process has been decreased obviously.
