title: Automated design and sensitivity analysis of wavelengh-division multiplexing filters.
abstract: An automated approach to the design of wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) filters is based on the combination of ideas from classical design approaches with an integer optimization technique. This approach turns out to be extremely efficient from a computational point of view and makes it possible to construct a set of significantly different filter designs with nearly equivalent spectral properties. The sensitivity of WDM filters is analyzed by a computer simulation of the deposition process with turning-point optical monitoring. This analysis enables the designer to compare feasibility properties of various filter designs.
authors.affiliation: Research Computing Center, Moscow State University, Vorob'evy Gory, Moscow, Russia. tikh@tikh.srcc.msu.su
authors.forename: Alexander V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Tikhonravov
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Trubetskov