Crosstalk Reduction of Arrayed Waveguide Gratings by UV Trimming of Individual Waveguides Without H<sub>2</sub>-Loading

Crosstalk Reduction of Arrayed Waveguide Gratings

J. Gehler, F. Knappe,
Crosstalk Reduction of Arrayed Waveguide Gratings by UV Trimming of Individual Waveguides Without H₂-Loading
Proc. Conf. Opt. Fiber Comm. (OFC), Baltimore, USA (WM9), (2000)
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Abstract: Fabrication induced phase errors of arrayed waveguide gratings have been successfully reduced using UV-trimming of grating waveguides. Phase error compensation up to 5 rad and crosstalk reduction down to –35 dB have been achieved without hydrogen loading.

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