Broadband wavelength-selective tap using an all-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer and chirped photo-induced Bragg gratings

Author

Bilodeau, F. ; Hill, K.O. ; Theriault, S. ; Malo, B. ; Albert, J. ; Johnson, D.C.

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

fYear

1996

fDate

25 Feb.-1 March 1996

Firstpage

119

Lastpage

120

Abstract

Summary form only given. Presents the design of the wavelength-selective tap, which consists of an all-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer with identical chirped Bragg gratings in the interferometer arms. The design is similar to a narrowband wavelength-selective multiplexing/demultiplexing device reported previously. The principal difference is the gratings in this device have a chirped period rather than a uniform period.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; fibre optic sensors; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; all-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer; broadband wavelength-selective tap; chirped period; chirped photo-induced Bragg gratings; demultiplexing device; identical chirped Bragg gratings; interferometer arms; narrowband wavelength-selective multiplexing; wavelength-selective tap; Arm; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Filters; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical interferometry; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96

Print_ISBN

1-55752-422-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1996.907694

Filename

907694