A high performance 16-channel integrated optical add-drop multiplexer is described. The device offers both common wavelength and discrete wavelength add and drop ports for all channels. Insertion loss is less than 6 dB and the isolation is greater than 40 dB.
Inspec keywords: optical planar waveguides; arrayed waveguide gratings; optical communication equipment; wavelength division multiplexing; multiplexing equipment
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Subjects: Optical waveguides; Integrated optics; Multiplexing and switching in optical communication; Optical communication equipment
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