Novel add/drop filters for wavelength-division-multiplexing optical fiber systems using a Bragg grating assisted mismatched coupler

Author

Dong, L. ; Hua, P. ; Birks, T.A. ; Reekie, L. ; Russell, P. St J

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK

Volume

8

Issue

12

fYear

1996

Firstpage

1656

Lastpage

1658

Abstract

We have demonstrated a novel add/drop filter for use in wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) optical fiber systems based on a Bragg grating assisted mismatched coupler. The device is potentially easy to fabricate and stable, because it is not interferometric, unlike all similar devices demonstrated so far, and, therefore, does not need fine tuning of the interferometers during fabrication and does not have to maintain the balance of the interferometers during its lifetime.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical filters; stability; tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; Bragg grating assisted mismatched coupler; WDM optical fiber systems; add/drop filters; fabrication; fine tuning; interferometers; interferometric; stable; wavelength-division-multiplexing optical fiber systems; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Interferometers; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical tuning; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.544709

Filename

544709