• DocumentCode
    1805435
  • Title

    Dynamic gain equalizer based on liquid crystal technology

  • Author

    Yuan, Haijun ; Xu, Jian ; Cai, Ming ; Zhu, Weidong ; Barbarossa, Giovanni

  • Author_Institution
    Avanex Corp., Fremont, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    The symmetric optical design and a liquid crystal attenuator array give dynamic gain equalizer low insertion loss and polarization dependent loss, as well as high spectral resolution and dynamic range in the operational temperature range.
  • Keywords
    equalisers; liquid crystal devices; optical arrays; optical attenuators; optical communication equipment; optical fibre polarisation; spectral analysis; dynamic gain equalizer; insertion loss; liquid crystal attenuator array; polarization dependent loss; spectral resolution; symmetric optical design; Attenuators; Dynamic range; Equalizers; Insertion loss; Liquid crystals; Optical arrays; Optical design; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Temperature dependence;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192529
  • Filename
    1497609