DocumentCode
1317765
Title
The design of dispersion equalizers using chirped fiber Bragg gratings
Author
Komukai, Tetsuro ; Inui, Tetsuro ; Nakazawa, Masataka
Author_Institution
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Volume
36
Issue
4
fYear
2000
fDate
4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
409
Lastpage
417
Abstract
Dispersion equalizers designed to compensate for the arbitrary dispersion characteristics of optical fibers can be synthesized by cascading chirped fiber Bragg gratings and optical circulators. We have derived a synthesis rule for the equalizers and applied it to the fabrication of a third-order dispersion equalizer operating at the zero dispersion wavelength.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; chirp modulation; equalisers; optical circulators; optical design techniques; optical fibre dispersion; arbitrary dispersion characteristics compensation; cascading; chirped fiber Bragg gratings; chromatic dispersion; dispersion equalizer design; dispersion slope; group delay ripples; higher order dispersion; optical circulators; optical fibers; phase mask design; synthesis rule; third-order dispersion equalizer; zero dispersion wavelength; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Equalizers; Fiber gratings; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.831015
Filename
831015
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