Title :
Reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer using passive temperature-compensated wavelength tunable fiber Bragg grating
Author :
Takahashi, K. ; Tamura, M. ; Sano, T. ; Saito, K. ; Suganuma, H.
Author_Institution :
Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
A reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer based on a passive temperature-compensated wavelength tunable fiber Bragg grating is proposed. In the temperature range, 0-70/spl deg/C, wavelength tuning range of 8 nm and wavelength tuning accuracy of 0.05 nm was attained.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; compensation; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical tuning; thermo-optical effects; 0 to 70 C; passive temperature-compensated wavelength tunable fiber Bragg grating; reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer; temperature range; wavelength tuning accuracy; wavelength tuning range; Add-drop multiplexers; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Insertion loss; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical tuning; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
