Title :
Narrowband tunable optical filter for channel selection in densely packed WDM systems
Author :
Chraplyvy, A.R. ; Tkach, R.W.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Crawford Hill Laboratory, Holmdel, USA
Abstract :
Stimulated Brillouin amplification is used for channel selection in a densely packed WDM direct-detection lightwave experiment. Data at 45 Mbit/s were detected error-free with a similar interfering channel as close as 140 MHz away.
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical filters; stimulated Brillouin scattering; telecommunication channels; 45 Mbit/s; channel selection; densely packed WDM systems; direct-detection lightwave experiment; interfacing channel; narrowband tunable optical filter; stimulated Brillouin amplification;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860743
