Fiber Bragg gratings for dispersion compensation in transmission: theoretical model and design criteria for nearly ideal pulse recompression

Author

Litchinitser, Natalia M. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Patterson, David B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA

Volume

15

Issue

8

fYear

1997

fDate

8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1303

Lastpage

1313

Abstract

We propose a transmission-based dispersion compensator employing an apodized, unchirped fiber Bragg grating (FBG). A theoretical model for dispersion compensation in transmission based on the dispersive properties of the periodic structure is developed. A figure of merit is defined for optimization of the grating parameters for maximum recompression of dispersion-broadened optical pulses in long-haul communication systems. Numerical examples confirm that nearly perfect compensation with very low insertion losses can be achieved for many practical cases of interest

Keywords

compensation; diffraction gratings; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre theory; optical fibres; optimisation; design criteria; dispersion compensation; dispersion-broadened optical pulses; dispersive properties; fiber Bragg gratings; figure of merit; grating parameters; long-haul communication systems; periodic structure; theoretical model; theoretical model and design criteria; unchirped fiber Bragg grating; very low insertion losses; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Insertion loss; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical filters; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical reflection;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.618327

Filename

618327