DocumentCode
945863
Title
Design and realization of dispersion slope compensators using distributed Gires-Tournois etalons
Author
Shu, Xuewen ; Chisholm, Karen ; Sugden, Kate
Author_Institution
Indigo Photonics Ltd., Birmingham, UK
Volume
16
Issue
4
fYear
2004
fDate
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1092
Lastpage
1094
Abstract
We report the design and realization of novel dispersion slope compensators (DSCs) using fiber Bragg grating-based distributed Gires-Tournois etalons (DGTEs). By offsetting the free spectral range of the DGTEs, both positive and negative DSCs have been realized. Owing to compact all-in-fiber design, such a device is an attractive solution for dispersion slope compensation, which has advantages such as low loss, low cost, low group delay ripples.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre dispersion; compact all-in-fiber design; dispersion slope compensation; dispersion slope compensators; fiber Bragg gratings-based distributed Gires-Tournois etalons; free spectral range; group delay ripples; offsetting; Associate members; Bragg gratings; Costs; Delay estimation; Fiber gratings; Frequency; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2004.824607
Filename
1281881
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