Title :
A dispersion tunable grating in a 10-Gb/s 100-220-km-step index fiber link
Author :
Laming, R.I. ; Robinson, N. ; Scrivener, P.L. ; Zervas, M.N. ; Barcelos, S. ; Reekie, L. ; Tucknott, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A dispersion tunable 40 mm fiber grating has been employed in a 10 Gb/s, step-index fiber link. Dispersion is effectively compensated for span lengths in the range 103-217 km. However, at the longer spans the increased dispersion of the grating results in a reduced bandwidth and therefore its center wavelength is found to be critical (/spl plusmn/0.005 nm).
Keywords :
compensation; diffraction gratings; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibres; refractive index; tuning; 10 Gbit/s; 103 to 217 km; 40 mm; center wavelength; dispersion tunable grating; fiber grating; reduced bandwidth; span lengths; step index fiber link; step-index fiber link dispersion compensation; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber testing; Optical reflection; Optical transmitters; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
