Title :
High-dynamic-range optical cross-connect device using fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
Liaw, Shien-Kuei ; Ho, Keang-Po ; Chen, Lian K. ; Tong, Frank ; Chi, Sien
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Used in optical networks, a reconfigurable and low-cost 2/spl times/2 optical cross-connect device based on fiber Bragg gratings and optical limiting amplifiers is investigated and demonstrated. The input dynamic range is over 20 dB for both crossing and passing channels. A small power penalty of 0.6-1.0 dB is found for a two-channel 2.5 Gb/s over a 100-km system demonstration.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical limiters; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 km; 2.5 Gbit/s; crossing channels; fiber Bragg gratings; high-dynamic-range optical cross-connect device; input dynamic range; optical limiting amplifiers; optical networks; passing channels; power penalty; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber gratings; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
