Title :
Novel optical frequency discriminator with "perfect" linearity
Author :
Chen, J.C. ; Brown, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
FM detection is possible with incoherent receivers and linear frequency filters. Our novel filter composed of dispersion compensation fiber gratings is compared to Mach Zehnder discriminators. Furthermore, this approach generalizes to arbitrary filter spectra.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; discriminators; optical circulators; optical fiber communication; optical modulation; FM detection; Mach Zehnder discriminators; arbitrary filter spectra; dispersion compensation fiber gratings; incoherent receivers; linear frequency filters; optical frequency discriminator; perfect linearity; Chirp; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency modulation; Gratings; Linearity; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868331
