Arrayed Waveguide Grating
An array of curved Planar Waveguides that separates many optical channels at once. Also called Waveguide Array. A device, built with silicon planar lightwave circuits (PLC), that allows multiple wavelengths to be combined and separated in a Multiplexing (DWDM)">Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) system.
Related Terms
Arrayed Waveguide Grating,
Bragg Grating,
Dielectric Waveguide,
Diffraction Grating,
Erbium Doped Waveguide Amplifier,
Fiber Bragg Grating FBG,
Fiber Grating,
Fiber Optic Waveguide,
Multimode Optical Waveguide,
Open Waveguide,
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