Title :
Design and realization of dispersion slope compensators using distributed Gires-Tournois etalons
Author :
Shu, Xuewen ; Chisholm, Karen ; Sugden, Kate
Author_Institution :
Indigo Photonics Ltd., Birmingham, UK
fDate :
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report the design and realization of novel dispersion slope compensators (DSCs) using fiber Bragg grating-based distributed Gires-Tournois etalons (DGTEs). By offsetting the free spectral range of the DGTEs, both positive and negative DSCs have been realized. Owing to compact all-in-fiber design, such a device is an attractive solution for dispersion slope compensation, which has advantages such as low loss, low cost, low group delay ripples.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre dispersion; compact all-in-fiber design; dispersion slope compensation; dispersion slope compensators; fiber Bragg gratings-based distributed Gires-Tournois etalons; free spectral range; group delay ripples; offsetting; Associate members; Bragg gratings; Costs; Delay estimation; Fiber gratings; Frequency; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.824607
