Title :
Fully functional optical add & drop multiplexer using twin-core fiber based Mach-Zehnder interferometer with photoimprinted fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
Yvernault, P. ; Mechin, D. ; Goyat, E. ; Brilland, L. ; Pureur, D.
Author_Institution :
Highwave Opt. Technol., Lannion, France
Abstract :
For the first time, a twin-core fiber based add and drop multiplexer, can both insert and extract the same wavelength with more than 30 dB adjacent crosstalk, rejection, and cross-state versus b ar-state isolation.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; error statistics; fibre optic sensors; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; add and drop multiplexer; adjacent crosstalk; bar-state isolation; cross-state isolation; fully functional optical add & drop multiplexer; photoimprinted fiber Bragg gratings; rejection; twin-core fiber; twin-core fiber based Mach-Zehnder interferometer; twin-core fiber based add and drop multiplexer; wavelength; Add-drop multiplexers; Arm; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Frequency conversion; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber couplers; Optical filters; Optical interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
