Title :
50 and 100 GHz multichannel tunable chromatic dispersion slope compensator
Author :
Lachance, R. ; Lelievre, S. ; Painchaud, Y.
Author_Institution :
TeraXion, Sainte-Foy, PQ, Canada
Abstract :
A novel grating-based multichannel tunable dispersion compensator is reported. The dispersion is settable on a per-channel basis to match a given dispersion slope. Both the absolute dispersion and the dispersion slope can be tuned thermally.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; telecommunication channels; thermo-optical effects; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 GHz; 50 GHz; absolute dispersion; chromatic dispersion; dispersion slope; grating-based multichannel tunable dispersion compensator; Bragg gratings; Chromatic dispersion; Data analysis; Fiber gratings; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio; Size measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247570
