Title :
Novel control methods to enlarge dispersion range of tunable dispersion compensator using angled etalons with multiple reflections
Author :
Sugawara, Toshiki ; Makio, Satoshi ; Takahashi, Makoto
Author_Institution :
Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo
Abstract :
We propose some novel control methods for 40-Gbps etalon based tunable dispersion compensators. We developed two compensators; one with a low 3.2-dB loss (no circulator required) and the one with a wide 620 ps/nm tunable range
Keywords :
light interferometry; light reflection; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical variables control; 3.2 dB; 40 Gbit/s; angled etalons; control methods; dispersion range enlargement; multiple reflections; optical communication systems; tunable dispersion compensator; Insertion loss; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical reflection; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215701
