Title :
Wideband liquid crystal tunable filter
Author :
Shimizu, Ryuichiro ; Ooi, Yoshiharu ; Hashimoto, Shigeto ; Mitarai, Kazuhiko ; Koyanagi, Atsushi ; Fujino, Yosuke ; Tanabe, Yuzuru
Author_Institution :
Opto-Electron. Group, Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a liquid crystal tunable filter (LCTF) with wideband tunability and fine spectral resolution and high temperature stability. The LCTF is a promising tunable wavelength-selective filter in WDM system.
Keywords :
channel spacing; liquid crystals; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical filters; optical tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM optical network system; channel spacing; spectral resolution; temperature stability; tunable wavelength-selective filter; wideband liquid crystal tunable filter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
