Title :
Optically tunable dispersion compensator based on coupled-cavity etalon structure
Author :
Shu, Xrrewen ; Sugden, Kate ; Bennion, Ian
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time an optically tunable dispersion compensator which is based on pumping a coupled-cavity etalon made in Er/Yb codoped fiber. The dispersion was tuned from -300 to +400 ps/nm in the experiment.
Keywords :
erbium; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; tuning; ytterbium; Er/Yb codoped fiber; coupled-cavity etalon structure; optical transmission systems; optically tunable dispersion compensator; pumping; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical coupling; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192789
