Title :
Analogue transmisson characteristics of optical taps using fibre Bragg gratings for WDM multi-drop systems
Author :
Shigematsu, M. ; Ito, T. ; Inoue, A. ; Nishimura, M.
Author_Institution :
Res. Labs., Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
9/25/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Analogue transmission characteristics of fibre-Bragg-grating-based optical taps have been examined, for the first time, and considered for use in WDM multi-drop systems. A properly-fabricated fibre grating with low chromatic dispersion exhibits sufficiently low signal distortion
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM multi-drop systems; analogue transmisson characteristics; fibre Bragg grating; low chromatic dispersion; low signal distortion; optical taps;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971156