Title :
Optical tunable asymmetric interleaver
Author :
Ji, Philip N. ; Dogariu, Arthur ; Xu, Lei ; Zong, Lei ; Wang, Ting ; Matsuda, Osamu ; Abe, Yuji
Author_Institution :
NEC Labs. America Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A novel optical tunable asymmetric interleaver is demonstrated. It consists of two symmetric interleaves with wavelength shifting capability in series. It can deliver continuous tunable interleaving ratios for WDM applications, particularly for 10 G+40 G network upgrade.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; asymmetric interleaver; optical tuning; wavelength shifting; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Interleaved codes; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Passband; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215425
