Title :
Dynamic gain equalization based on electro-optic filtering in periodically-poled (LiNbO3)
Author :
Arie, A. ; Burstein, A. ; Fradkin-Kashi, K. ; Danielli, A. ; Olier, A.
Author_Institution :
Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
Abstract :
A cascade of electro-optically controlled filters in periodically-poled LiNbO3 is used for dynamic gain equalization in DWDM systems. A dynamic gain equalizer with 3.2 dB insertion loss and <0.2 dB BER penalty was experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
electro-optical filters; equalisers; error statistics; lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical losses; optical materials; wavelength division multiplexing; 0.2 dB; 3.2 dB; BER penalty; DWDM systems; LiNbO3; dynamic gain equalization; dynamic gain equalizer; electro-optic filtering; electro-optically controlled filters; insertion loss; periodically-poled LiNbO3; Crystals; Electrodes; Equalizers; Filtering; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Refractive index; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247632