Title :
A tunable four-channel fiber Bragg grating dispersion compensator
Author :
Gauden, D. ; Goyat, E. ; Mugnier, A. ; Lesueur, P. ; Yvernault, P. ; Pureur, D.
Author_Institution :
Highwave Opt. Technol., Lannion, France
Abstract :
A tunable four-channel dispersion compensator is achieved using fiber Bragg grating technology and applying a temperature gradient along the grating. Any dispersion from -370 to -1420 ps/nm could be obtained.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; compensation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; temperature distribution; chirped FBGs; controlled-shaped fiber; dispersion compensation; fiber Bragg grating technology; temperature gradient; tunable four-channel fiber Bragg grating dispersion compensator; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Delay; Fiber gratings; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical sensors; Sampling methods; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.816654
