Title :
All-PANDA-fibre multi/demultiplexer utilising polarisation beat phenomenon in birefringent fibres
Author :
Okamoto, K. ; Morioka, T. ; Yokohama, I. ; Noda, J.
Author_Institution :
NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
A new all-PANDA-fibre multi/demultiplexer, which consists of 1.65 m PANDA-fibre wavelength-selective region, fibreoptic polarising beam splitter and fibre polarisers, is demonstrated at 1.53 ¿m. To show the feasibility of the fibre-optic multi/demultiplexer in wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM), two different spectral components of the multimode laser (¿¿ = 13.8 Å) were successfully separated, with an extinction ratio of 23 dB and an insertion loss of 1.5 dB.
Keywords :
birefringence; frequency division multiplexing; light polarisation; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; 1.53 micron wavelength; PANDA-fibre; WDM; birefringent fibres; fibre-optic polarising beam splitter; multimode laser; multiplexer/demultiplexer; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; polarisation beat phenomenon; wavelength-division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860126
