An athermal arrayed-waveguide grating is disclosed and includes an input
waveguide for inputting two or more optical signals from one exterior
side, a grating array for separating the optical signals into different
wavelengths of light, a first slab, formed with two layers and having
different refractive indices from each other, for connecting the input
waveguide with the grating array, a second slab for causing the different
light wavelengths separated at the grating array to be imaged on an
egress surface thereof, and an output waveguide array for outputting each
light wavelength imaged on the egress surface of the second slab to the
other exterior side in the form of a separated channel.