Title :
Wavelength-tunable add/drop optical filter
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A new type of add/drop optical filter discretely tunable along equally spaced channels is presented. This device may have very useful applications in WDM optical networks.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical filters; tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM optical networks; discretely tunable; equally spaced channels; wavelength-tunable add/drop optical filter; Frequency; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical switches; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
