Title :
Optical add-drop multiplexers with low crosstalk
Author :
Tran, An Vu ; De Zhong, Wen ; Tucker, Rodney C. ; Lauder, Richard
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
fDate :
6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate three new optical add-drop multiplexer (OADM) architectures with simple and compact configuration and excellent crosstalk performance. The OADMs use a single multiport optical circulator and either one or two narrow-band fiber Bragg gratings, depending on the crosstalk requirement.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical circulators; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; OADM; crosstalk; multiport optical circulator; narrow-band fiber Bragg gratings; optical add-drop multiplexers; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Narrowband; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
