title: Full field model for interleave-chirped arrayed waveguide gratings.
abstract: In this paper, a theoretical model for an Interleave-Chirped Arrayed Waveguide Grating (IC-AWG) is presented. The model describes the operation of the device by means of a field (amplitude and phase) transfer response. The validation of the model is accomplished by means of simulations, using parameters from previously fabricated devices. A novel design procedure is derived from the model, and it is later on employed to demonstrate the design of colorless universal IC-AWGs. The model can be readily applied to the analysis and design of future multi-wavelength optical coherent communications receivers and optical waveform analyzers.
authors.affiliation: Optical and Quantum Communications Group, iTEAM - Universitat Politècnica de València C/ Camino de Vera s/n - Valencia 46022 - Spain. bergarja@iteam.upv.es
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gargallo
authors.forename: Pascual
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muñoz
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*