SBIR-STTR Award

Arroyo Optics has developed an add/drop filter for wavelength division multiplexing which is expected to exhibit the following exemplary characteristics: high routing efficiency (99%), zero loss (<0.1 dB), high rejection (< -50 dB), narrow bandwidth (1 nm) and low crosstalk (< -30 dB). This device paves the way for developing an entirely new class of optical components critical to high speed WDM networks. In this Phase I program, we propose to fabricate a narrowband, wavelength selective optical switch for high speed WDM networks based on our proprietary technology in combination with commercially available wavelength insensitive switches.

Arroyo Optics has developed an add/drop filter for wavelength division multiplexing that is expected to exhibit the following exemplary performance characteristics: high routing efficiency (99%), zero loss (<0.1 dB), high rejection (<-50 dB), narrow bandwidth (1 nm) and low crosstalk (<-30 dB). This device enables an entirely new class of optical components to be developed for high speed WDM networks. In this Phase II program, we propose to fabricate narrowband, wavelength selective optical switches for high speed WDM networks based on our proprietary, grating assisted mode coupler technology.