Design study of integrated photonic transmitters for application in Fiber-to-the-Home networks

Authors

  • Katarzyna Ławniczuk
  • Ryszard Piramidowicz
  • Paweł Szczepański
  • Meint Smit
  • Xaveer Leijtens

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4302/photon.%20lett.%20pl.v2i2.129

Abstract

Different solutions of photonic transmitters based on arrayed waveguide gratings are demonstrated. The basic concepts of realizing integrated multiwavelength lasers with optical modulators are presented and discussed in detail.

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2010-06-29

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K. Ławniczuk, R. Piramidowicz, P. Szczepański, M. Smit, and X. Leijtens, “Design study of integrated photonic transmitters for application in Fiber-to-the-Home networks”, Photonics Lett. Pol., vol. 2, no. 2, pp. pp. 61–63, Jun. 2010.

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2010)

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