DocumentCode
1331511
Title
Bidirectional wavelength add-drop multiplexer using multiport optical circulators and fiber Bragg gratings
Author
Kim, Jungho ; Lee, Byoungho
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea
Volume
12
Issue
5
fYear
2000
fDate
5/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
561
Lastpage
563
Abstract
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a new of bidirectional wavelength add-drop multiplexer using multiport optical circulators and fiber Bragg gratings. It has the efficient suppression of the unwanted light caused by Rayleigh backscattering and optical reflection and is economical for the effective use of multiport optical circulators.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; optical circulators; optical fibre networks; reflectivity; wavelength division multiplexing; Rayleigh backscattering; bidirectional wavelength add-drop multiplexer; fiber Bragg gratings; multiport optical circulators; optical reflection; unwanted light; Add-drop multiplexers; Bragg gratings; Circulators; Fiber gratings; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.841286
Filename
841286
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