Title :
A novel tunable ROADM concept based on tilted fiber Bragg gratings and MEMS technology
Author :
Jänes, Peter ; Pejnefors, Johan ; Vogt, Roger ; Grishin, Michael A. ; An, Wei ; Helmfri, Sten ; Johansson, Bengt ; Sahlgren, Bengt
Author_Institution :
Proximion Fiber Systems AB, Skalholtsgatan 10B, SE-164 40 Kista, Sweden
Abstract :
A novel concept enabling ultra low-loss tunable ROADM is proposed and demonstrated. Wavelength selection is achieved using tilted fiber Bragg gratings in a MEMS controlled mirror cavity.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Insertion loss; Liquid crystals; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical fiber devices; Propagation losses; Shape control; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels, Belgium
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729402
