Title :
A new architecture for birefringent optical interleaver using a ring resonator as a phase-dispersion element
Author :
Lee, Chao-Wei ; Wang, Ruibo ; Yeh, Pochi ; Cheng, Wood-Hi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-sen Univ., Kaohsiung
Abstract :
A new architecture with less components for an optical interleaver using a ring resonator is proposed. A wide 0.5 dB passband (0.725 times bandwidth), a large 25 dB stopband (0.725 times bandwidth), and a high channel isolation (36 dB) are demonstrated.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical resonators; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; birefringent optical interleaver; dense wavelength division multiplexing; high channel isolation; phase-dispersion element; ring resonator; Birefringence; Crystals; Mirrors; Optical beams; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical ring resonators; Passband; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627589
