DocumentCode
1966581
Title
Center frequency tolerances of cascaded optical filters in WDM optical networks
Author
Lima, M.J.N. ; Teixeira, A.L.J. ; André, P. S B ; da Rocha, J.R.F.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Telecommun., Aveiro Univ., Portugal
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
746
Abstract
We use a statistical approach to predict the acceptable drift tolerances of the demultiplexers center frequency in WDM networks, considering cascades of some of the most commonly used optical filters
Keywords
Bragg gratings; Gaussian distribution; Q-factor; demultiplexing equipment; optical fibre filters; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; Gaussian probability density function; Q factor; WDM optical networks; acceptable drift tolerances; arrayed waveguide grating; cascaded optical filters; center frequency tolerances; demultiplexers; linearly-chirped fiber Bragg grating; statistical approach; stochastic distribution; temperature distribution; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Frequency; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7105-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969030
Filename
969030
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