Title :
Fiber based acousto-optic filters
Author :
Byoung Yoon Kim ; Seok Hyun Yun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
Reviews recent progress in the development of all-fiber acousto-optic tunable filters that are of increasing interest for their applications in wavelength-division multiplexing systems. Active gain flattening of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers will be described in detail.
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre filters; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; active gain flattening; all-fiber acousto-optic tunable filters; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; fiber based acousto-optic filters; wavelength-division multiplexing systems; Active filters; Band pass filters; Frequency; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; 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.1999.767838
