Title :
Broadband, Adjustable Polarisation-Dependent-Loss Compensators with Long-period Fiber-gratings
Author :
Das, Mini ; Ramachandran, Siddharth ; Wang, Zhiyong ; Fleming, James ; Yan, Man
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Murray Hill, NJ
Abstract :
We demonstrate a tunable polarisation-dependent-loss compensator using a novel LPG-device, The PDL can be tuned continuously from 0 to 20 dB over a 10-nm bandwidth. The device enables practical implementation of PDL management in systems
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; compensation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; LPG-device; long-period fiber-gratings; polarisation dependent loss management; tunable polarisation-dependent-loss compensator;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
