Tapped delay line dynamic gain flattening filter

Author

Vallon, S. ; Cayrefourcq, I. ; Chevallier, P. ; Landru, N. ; Alibert, G. ; Laborde, P. ; Little, J. ; Ranalli, A. ; Boos, N.

Author_Institution

Centre Eur. de Recherche, Corning SA, Fontainebleau, France

fYear

2001

fDate

July 30 2001-Aug. 1 2001

Abstract

Experimental results of an 8 tap dynamic gain flattening filter (DGFF) are presented. This device consists in a planar silica on silicon lightwave optical circuit including tunable couplers and delay lines. In this paper we will discuss both optical performances and the control scheme.

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; optical couplers; optical delay lines; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; silicon compounds; wavelength division multiplexing; 8 tap dynamic gain flattening filter; SiO/sub 2/-Si; control scheme; optical performances; planar silica lightwave optical circuit; silicon lightwave optical circuit; tapped delay line dynamic gain flattening filter; tunable couplers; Couplers; Delay effects; Delay lines; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications/Ultraviolet and Blue Lasers and Their Applications/Ultralong Haul DWDM Transmission and Networking/WDM Components, 2001. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topica

Conference_Location

Copper Mountain, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7100-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2001.941961

Filename

941961