Title :
Amplified spontaneous emission rejection with multi-functional MEMS tunable filter
Author :
Jeong, J.W. ; Cho, J.W. ; Jung, I.W. ; Solgaard, Olav
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A multi-functional microelectromechanical system (MEMS) tunable optical filter as an amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) rejection filter in an optical communication system is presented. The MEMS tunable filter can tune both the centre wavelength and the passband independently and continuously in C-band. This filter was applied to a 10 Gbit/s system and system-performance improvement by adjusting the amount of ASE noise rejection was observed.
Keywords :
micromechanical devices; optical communication equipment; optical filters; superradiance; ASE noise rejection; C-band; MEMS tunable filter; amplified spontaneous emission rejection; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; optical communication system; optical filter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.0957
