Title :
Polymer fiber Bragg gratings tunable dispersion compensation
Author :
Liu, H.Y. ; Liu, H.B. ; Peng, G.D. ; Whitbread, T.W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Telecommun., New South Wales Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We propose a new scheme for tunable dispersion with a large tuning range and a fixed center wavelength using linearly chirped polymer fiber Bragg gratings. Simple tension and uniform heating are employed as the control process.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; polymer fibres; temperature; external strain; linearly chirped polymer fiber Bragg gratings; optical communication systems; polymer optical fiber Bragg gratings; temperature perturbation; tension; tunable dispersion compensation; tuning range; uniform heating; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Silicon compounds; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192788
