Title :
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
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.907694
