• DocumentCode
    1723079
  • Title

    Applications of optical fiber grating couplers

  • Author

    Sasaki, Yutaka

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Ibaraki Univ., Hitachi, Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Abstract
    Two proposals for applications of optical fiber grating couplers (FGCs) in optical networks are described. One is an EDFA gain monitoring method by ASE level detection using FGCs and another is all-optical switching using Kerr nonlinearity in FGCs.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; optical Kerr effect; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; superradiance; ASE level detection; EDFA gain monitoring; Kerr nonlinearity; all-optical switching; optical fiber grating couplers; optical networks; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Monitoring; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transparent Optical Networks, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 4th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7375-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTON.2002.1009502
  • Filename
    1009502