Title :
Rapidly tunable polarisation independent optical add drop multiplexer in Ti:LiNbO3
Author :
Tang, Pingsheng ; Eknoyan, O. ; Taylor, H.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fDate :
2/28/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A polarisation-independent four-port electro-optic tunable filter in the 1550 nm wavelength regime utilising strain-induced polarisation conversion with 20 nm tuning range, 5.4 dB fibre-to-fibre insertion loss, and 44 ns tuning speed has been demonstrated
Keywords :
electro-optical filters; lithium compounds; multiplexing equipment; multiport networks; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical tuning; titanium; wavelength division multiplexing; 1550 nm; 44 ns; 5.4 dB; LiNbO3:Ti; fibre-to-fibre insertion loss; four-port electro-optic tunable filter; insertion loss; polarisation independent optical add drop multiplexer; reconfigurable optical networks; spatially periodic surface film; strain-induced polarisation conversion; temporal response; tuning range; tuning speed; tuning voltage; wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020162
