Abstract
We introduce a novel method for calculating dispersion in AWG demultiplexers, based on the shift of the image of the input field across the output waveguide. A complex field leads to dispersion. An input waveguide with parabolic taper is treated in detail.
© 2002 Optical Society of America
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