Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG) are commonly used as optical (de)multiplexers in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) systems. These devices are capable of multiplexing many wavelengths into a single optical fiber, thereby increasing the transmission capacity of optical networks. We produce fiber-coupled Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM) devices that combine (Mux) or separate (DeMux) multiple wavelength channels into or from a single optical fiber. This technique enables bidirectional communications over a. ††jela@stanford. edu Abstract Wavelength division multiplexers are fundamental to the functioning and performance of integrated photonic circuits, with applications ranging from optical interconnects to sensing and quantum technologies.
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