PQ/PMMA holographic filters for OCDMA over CWDM applications

Juan Manuel Russo, Raymond K. Kostuk

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

Multiple users could be multiplexed into a single Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) channel of metropolitan area networks using an Optical Code Division Multiple Access (OCDMA) scheme increasing the total number of users of the system. Thermally tunable holographic filters operated using an edge illuminated transmission hologram configuration, can provide a compact and tunable solution for this application. The filters are realized by a thick unslanted grating. The gratings are recorded in PQ (phenanthrenequinone)-doped PMMA (poly methylmethacrylate) photopolymer substrate in a holographic setup. The gratings are designed to filter light from the propagation direction for specific segments of a CWDM channel. The filters can be thermally tuned using thermo-electric cooler plates to change the period of the grating. In this paper we present the construction and performance characteristics of these filters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLinear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VIII
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
EventLinear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VIII - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Aug 12 2008Aug 14 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7049
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherLinear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VIII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period8/12/088/14/08

Keywords

  • CWDM
  • Holographic
  • Multiplexing
  • OCDMA
  • PQ/PMMA
  • Temperature
  • Tuning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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