Design, simulation and evaluation of AWG based demultiplexers

We present the design, simulation and evaluation of low-index 8-channel, 100 GHz optical demultiplexer based on arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG). The AWG structure was designed using AWG-Parameters tool and the layout was created and simulated using three commercial photonic tools: Optiwave, Apollo Photonics and R-Soft. The design was also technologically verified. The output simulated/measured transmission characteristics were evaluated by AWG-Analyzer tool. The transmission parameters, calculated from simulated/measured characteristics, show very similar results however, the best agreement was achieved between the measurement and the Optiwave simulation.