Title :
40-Gb/s colorless tunable dispersion compensator with 1000-ps/nm tuning range employing a planar lightwave circuit and a deformable mirror
Author :
Doerr, C.R. ; Marom, D.M. ; Cappuzzo, M.A. ; Chen, E.Y. ; Wong-Foy, A. ; Gomez, L.T. ; Chandrasekhar, S.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a tunable dispersion compensator for 40-Gb/s signals consisting of a waveguide grating router and a deformable mirror. It has an adjustment range of ±500 ps/nm and a 100-GHz free-spectral range.
Keywords :
compensation; diffraction gratings; mirrors; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; telecommunication network routing; 100 GHz; 40 Gbit/s; adjustment range; colorless tunable dispersion compensator; deformable mirror; free-spectral range; planar lightwave circuit; tuning range; waveguide grating router; Biomembranes; Circuit optimization; Gratings; Integrated optics; Mirrors; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Programmable control; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193183
