Arrayed waveguide grating type optical multiplexer/demultiplexer and a method of manufacturing the same
US6456763B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/1203
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An arrayed waveguide grating type optical multiplexer/demultiplexer in which a light transmission central wavelength is independent of temperature. A substrate is formed on a waveguide forming region in which optical input waveguides, a first slab waveguide, an arrayed waveguide including a plurality of channel waveguides that are arranged side by side, a second slab waveguide, and a plurality of optical output waveguides arranged side by side are sequentially connected. Dividing lines are set to divide the first slab waveguide into two by intersecting dividing planes that intersect with a route of light traveling along the first slab waveguide. A position shifting member is fixed so as to be secured in a waveguide forming region at its one end and in a waveguide forming region on its other end. The position shifting member fixes to a base the waveguide forming region on the side of a divided slab waveguide and slides the waveguide forming region on the side of another divided slab waveguide. An arrayed waveguide grating is then divided at the dividing lines, separating the first and second waveguide forming regions from each other.
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