Title :
Wideband 32*32 star coupler module with gain
Author :
Chen, Y.K. ; Zeng, J.Y.
Abstract :
A wideband 32*32 star coupler module using two fibre amplifiers is presented. Not only can the loss of this module be fully compensated for but also it has better loss uniformity. The power margin increment of 18 dB is achieved with this module in a 1.7 Gbit/s system experiment.
Keywords :
digital communication systems; fibre lasers; laser beam applications; modules; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.7 Gbit/s; 32*32 configuration; WDM optical networks; fibre amplifiers; gain; loss compensation; loss uniformity; star coupler module;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19931187
