Birefringent Gires-Tournois interferometer (BGTI) for DWDM interleaving

Author

Cao, S. ; Lin, C. ; Yang, C. ; Ning, E. ; Zhao, J. ; Barbarossa, G.

Author_Institution

Avanew Corp., Fremont, CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

395

Lastpage

396

Abstract

Summary form only given. The BGTI interleaver provides wide and flat passbands, high isolation, low insertion loss, and stable operation for DWDM interleaving. The transmission characteristic is created by the nonlinear phase response of G-T cavities. The low insertion loss arises from the use of large diameter collimated beams and high quality micro-optic components. The stable operation over temperature and wavelength is derived from the use of air gap cavities.

Keywords

birefringence; light interferometers; micro-optics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical losses; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM interleaving; air gap cavities; birefringent Gires-Tournois interferometer; flat passbands; high isolation; high quality micro-optic components; large diameter collimated beams; low insertion loss; nonlinear phase response; stable operation; transmission characteristic; wide passbands; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Birefringence; Diffraction gratings; Fiber gratings; Filters; Interleaved codes; Optical retarders; Polarization; Temperature; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036440

Filename

1036440