Title :
Impact of design of sharp non-uniform fibre Bragg gratings on system performance
Author :
Turitsyna, E.G. ; Ania-Castanon, J.D. ; Turitsyn, S.K. ; Kennedy, L. ; Sugden, K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
fDate :
2/20/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple design of non-uniform fibre Bragg grating (FBG) with sharp reflection and low dispersion is proposed. The impact of different design solutions for ultra-square FBG-based filters on transmission system performance is investigated.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; light reflection; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; fibre Bragg gratings; low dispersion; optical networks; sharp nonuniform FBG; sharp reflection characteristics; transmission system performance; ultra-square FBG-based filters;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030239