Title :
Unbalanced dissimilar-fibre Mach-Zehnder interferometer: application as filter
Author :
Maio, B. ; Bilodeau, F. ; Hill, K.O. ; Johnson, D.C. ; Albert, J.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
An unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer made using dissimilar-fibre fused taper couplers is proposed for filtering applications. The all-fibre device is compact, rugged, simple to make and provides extended control and flexibility for the design of various types of filters.
Keywords :
fibre optics; light interferometers; optical filters; all-fibre device; dissimilar-fibre fused taper couplers; filtering applications; flexibility; unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890945
