Four-channel integrated-optic wavelength demultiplexer with weak polarization dependence

A planar four-channel wavelength demultiplexer with weak polarization dependence is proposed and demonstrated. This demultiplexer is based on an optical-phased array. An experimental device with dimensions 4.5*3.2 mm/sup 2/ was designed and fabricated, using conventional (high-quality) optical lithography. The demultiplexer operates in the wavelength range 776.5-781.2 nm, with a channel spacing of 1.55 nm. Insertion loss was 0.6 dB for the central channels and 1.2 dB for the outer channels for transverse-electric (TE) polarization, excluding 1.3-dB waveguide propagation loss. Crosstalk values measured 15.4-29.7 dB for the TE and 13.4-22.2 dB for the transverse-magnetic (TM) polarization. >

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