Title : 
The dispersion-free filters for DWDM systems using 30 mm long symmetric fiber Bragg gratings
         
        
            Author : 
Shibata, T. ; Shiozaki, M. ; Ohmura, M. ; Murashima, K. ; Inoue, A. ; Suganuma, H.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The dispersion-free FBG is designed by applying the optimized cosine-progression to the apodization profile. As experimental results show that it offers the suitable filter, with 25 dB crosstalk, 15 ps group delay, for high bit-rate DWDM systems.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Bragg gratings; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre filters; wavelength division multiplexing; 15 ps; 30 mm; DWDM systems; apodization profile; crosstalk; design; dispersion-free fiber Bragg gratings; dispersion-free filters; fiber Bragg gratings; group delay; high bit-rate DWDM systems; long symmetric fiber Bragg gratings; optimized cosine-progression; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Delay; Fiber gratings; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Wavelength division multiplexing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Anaheim, CA, USA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-55752-655-9