Title :
270-km 10 Gbit/s WDM dispersion compensation using a chirped AWGM
Author :
Lowery, A.J. ; Gurney, P.C.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We show that a 10-Gbit/s per channel SM-fiber wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) system could be extended from 70 km to 270 km using an array-waveguide multiplexer (AWGM) with a quadratic phase shift added across its waveguide array.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; compensation; integrated optics; optical arrays; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical waveguides; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 70 to 270 km; Gbit/s WDM dispersion compensation; SM-fiber wavelength-division multiplexed system; array-waveguide multiplexer; chirped AWGM; quadratic phase shift; waveguide array; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Chirp; Frequency; Optical arrays; Optical waveguides; Passband; Phased arrays; Photonics; Planar waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.765999
