Title :
High-return-loss narrowband all-fiber bandpass Bragg transmission filter
Author :
Bilodeau, F. ; Hill, K.O. ; Malo, B. ; Johnson, D.C. ; Albert, J.
Author_Institution :
Communication Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
An all-fiber narrowband transmission filter (FWHM=0.25 nm) that is compact and exhibits high return loss (30 dB or better) is demonstrated using simultaneously written matched-pair, side-by-side Bragg gratings in a Michelson interferometer configuration.<>
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical filters; optical losses; 30 dB; Michelson interferometer configuration; compact; high-return-loss; matched-pair; narrowband all-fiber bandpass Bragg transmission filter; side-by-side Bragg gratings; simultaneously written; Band pass filters; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Narrowband; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber filters; Propagation losses; Resonance; Sagnac interferometers; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
