DocumentCode
1136077
Title
Tunable dispersion and dispersion slope compensator using novel Gires-Tournois Bragg grating coupled-cavities
Author
Doucet, S. ; Slavík, R. ; LaRochelle, S.
Author_Institution
Dept. de Genie Electrique et de Genie Informatique, Univ. Laval, Que., Canada
Volume
16
Issue
11
fYear
2004
Firstpage
2529
Lastpage
2531
Abstract
We report on the first realization of lattice-coupled all-fiber Gires-Tournois etalons for chromatic dispersion (CD) compensation. CD tunability is obtained by cascading two fiber Bragg grating superstructures. We show that the use of one superstructure with lattice-coupled cavities leads to a 60% tunability increase compared to single cavity designs. Dispersion slope compensation is proposed and demonstrated using a temperature gradient.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; compensation; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; Gires-Tournois Bragg grating coupled-cavities; chromatic dispersion compensation; dispersion slope compensator; etalons; tunable dispersion; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Fiber gratings; Laser tuning; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2004.834882
Filename
1344090
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