Title :
Widely tunable twin fiber grating dispersion compensator for 80 Gbit/s
Author :
Fells, J.A.J. ; Bennett, P.J. ; Feced, R. ; Ayliffe, P. ; Wakefield, J. ; Priddle, H.F.M. ; Baker, V. ; Kanellopoulos, S.E. ; Boylan, C. ; Sahil, S. ; Lee, W.S. ; Clements, S.J. ; Hadjifotiou, A.
Author_Institution :
Nortel Networks, Harlow, UK
Abstract :
The dispersion tolerance of an 80 Gbit/s system is broadened 27-fold, from 32.7 ps/nm to 884.9 ps/nm, using an adjustable dispersion compensator with novel grating design. This is the largest reported broadening of any system.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; optical waveguide components; 80 Gbit/s; adjustable dispersion compensator; adjustable dispersion compensators; dispersion tolerance; grating design; system broadening; tunable twin fiber grating dispersion compensator; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber communication; Optical tuning; Phased arrays; Propagation delay;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
