Title :
Tunable Mach-Zehnder-based add-drop multiplexer
Author :
Gauden, D. ; Goyat, E. ; Vaudry, C. ; Yvernault, P. ; Pureur, D.
Author_Institution :
High-wave Opt. Technol., Lannion, France
Abstract :
Efficient thermal tuning of a Mach-Zehnder-based optical add/drop multiplexer is demonstrated over 1.7 nm without significant modifications of the drop directivity and throughput signals.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.7 nm; Mach-Zehnder-based optical add/drop multiplexer; drop directivity; efficient thermal tuning; fiber Bragg gratings; throughput signals; wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20046571
