Title :
Colorless compact tunable optical dispersion compensator based solely on linear translation
Author :
Sinefeld, David ; Doerr, Christopher R. ; Marom, Dan M.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Dept., Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, Israel
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a compact tunable optical dispersion compensator (TODC) with 100-GHz FSR. The TODC is based on longitudinal displacement of a WGR resulting in chromatic dispersion compensation of ±1000ps/nm with 70-GHz usable bandwidth.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; optical waveguides; telecommunication network routing; FSR; bandwidth 70 GHz; chromatic dispersion compensation; colorless compact tunable optical dispersion compensator; frequency 100 GHz; linear translation; longitudinal displacement; waveguide grating router; Dispersion; Lenses; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
