Title :
Transient effects and cascadability of an MEMS-based dynamic-gain equalizing filter: a case study
Author :
Pau, Stanley ; Chand, Naresh ; Kojima, Keisuke ; Swaminathan, Venkataraman
Author_Institution :
Agere Syst., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the cascadability and transient effects of an micro-electromechanical-systems-based 64-channel blocker. We observe no transient effect due to the blocker. We limited our study to ten cascades and observe negligible optical power penalty with or without the 7-dB maximum allowable equalization for both nonreturn-to-zero and return-to-zero pulses.
Keywords :
cascade networks; equalisers; micro-optics; optical fibre filters; photonic switching systems; wavelength division multiplexing; 64-channel blocker; MEMS-based dynamic-gain equalizing filter; cascadability; maximum allowable equalization; microelectromechanical mirror array; nonreturn-to-zero pulses; optical power penalty; photonic switching systems; return-to-zero pulses; transient effects; wavelength-division multiplexing; Computer aided software engineering; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.806077
