Silica-Based Planar Lightwave Circuits for WDM Systems

Yasuyuki INOUE  Kuniharu KATO  Katsunari OKAMOTO  Yasuji OHMORI  

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics   Vol.E80-C   No.5   pp.609-618
Publication Date: 1997/05/25
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Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: INVITED PAPER (Special Issue on Photonic Integrated Circuits)
Category: Waveguide Circuit Design and Performance
Keyword: 
planar lightwave circuit,  WDM,  multiplexer,  arrayed waveguide grating,  

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Summary: 
Silica-based planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) are reviewed in terms of WDM applications. Four types of basic multiplexer are described and compared. Some topical applications of these multiplexers are introduced with their WDM systems. We conclude that because of these various applications, silica-based PLCs will play an important role in future WDM systems.