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H04J 14/00 (2006.01) G02B 6/12 (2006.01) G02B 6/34 (2006.01) H04J 14/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2416768
The arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) is a known prior art optical multiplexer used in WDM optical communication systems. In the prior art flat-type AWG, the pulse waveform is distorted due to the dispersion in the AWG itself, and this forms a serious problem that makes it impossible to use the AWG as a multiplexer. In order to solve the problem of the prior art, an optical multiplexer is equipped with at least one input channel optical waveguide provided on an optical waveguide substrate, a first slab optical waveguide, a channel optical waveguide array formed from a plurality of optical waveguides having a prescribed waveguide length, a second slab optical waveguide and at least one output channel optical waveguide sequentially connected in a tandem arrangement; and phase adjustment means for achieving the same phase distribution in the channel optical waveguide array. In accordance with the optical multiplexer of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the dispersion of the AWG, and this makes it possible to construct a large-capacity WDM optical communication system.
Kaneko Akimasa
Okamoto Katsunari
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
Ntt Electronics Corporation
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