Design of apodized linearly chirped fiber gratings for dispersion compensation

Author

Pastor, Daniel ; Capmany, José ; Ortega, Diego ; Tatay, Vicente ; Martí, Javier

Author_Institution

ETSI Telecomunicacion, Valencia, Spain

Volume

14

Issue

11

fYear

1996

fDate

11/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2581

Lastpage

2588

Abstract

We investigate and compare the equalization performance of various apodization functions in linearly chirped fiber gratings, with a view of determining an optimum profile for the design and fabrication of chromatic dispersion compensators. A discussion concerning the relation of these apodization functions with the group delay characteristic of the equalizer is presented yielding important results connected with the grating design. The analysis has been extended to consider nonideal effects such as nonconstant averaged index and a realistic optical source

Keywords

chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; optical circulators; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical fibre dispersion; apodization functions; apodized linearly chirped fiber gratings; chromatic dispersion compensators; design; dispersion compensation; equalization performance; fabrication; group delay characteristic; nonconstant averaged index; nonideal effects; optimum profile; realistic optical source; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Fiber gratings; Frequency; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulse compression; Optical signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.548158

Filename

548158