DocumentCode
1182186
Title
Planar lightwave circuit dispersion equaliser with a wide operational frequency range
Author
Takiguchi, K. ; Okamoto, K.
Author_Institution
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki
Volume
30
Issue
17
fYear
1994
fDate
8/18/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1404
Lastpage
1406
Abstract
The authors report an integrated-optic dispersion equaliser with an amplitude flattening circuit on a planar lightwave circuit. The equaliser consists of six asymmetrical Mach-Zehnder interferometers cascaded in series. The operational frequency range of the equaliser is successfully extended from 12.6 to 21.2 GHz by amplitude flattening without deteriorating the delay characteristics
Keywords
equalisers; integrated optics; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; amplitude flattening circuit; asymmetrical Mach-Zehnder interferometers; delay characteristics; integrated-optic dispersion equaliser; operational frequency range; planar lightwave circuit; series cascade;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19940941
Filename
326291
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