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AssigneeJDS Uniphase Corporation
InventorsMark Missey, Bart Fondeur, Anca Sala
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A method for designing an arrayed waveguide grating that includes input and output couplers, input and output slabs, and a plurality of arms connecting the input and output slabs includes steps of determining a desired amplitude response for the arrayed waveguide grating. A desired dispersion response for the arrayed waveguide grating is determined. Input and output couplers are designed to produce the desired amplitude response. The lengths of the arms of the arrayed waveguide grating are perturbed to produce a flat or linear dispersion. In addition, the polarity of a group delay, dispersion and dispersion slope response of an arrayed waveguide grating can also be changed by adjusting Individual lengths of the waveguide arms. The group delay, dispersion and dispersion slope of a multiplexer and a demultiplexer can be matched to substantially cancel.
A method for designing an arrayed waveguide grating that includes input and output couplers, input and output slabs, and a plurality of arms connecting said input and output slabs, comprising the steps of:
A method for removing dispersion slope in an arrayed waveguide grating that includes input and output couplers that are parabolic horns, input and output slabs, and a plurality of arms connecting said input and output slabs, comprising the steps of:
An arrayed waveguide grating, comprising:
An arrayed waveguide grating, comprising:
A method for providing a flat dispersion response in an arrayed waveguide grating with parabolic horns, comprising the steps of:
A method for changing the sign of a dispersion response of an arrayed waveguide grating, comprising the steps of:
An optical system comprising:
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