Title :
Passive athermal Mach-Zehnder interferometer twin-core fiber optical add/drop multiplexer
Author :
Yvernault, P. ; Durand, D. ; Mechin, D. ; Boitel, M. ; Pureur, D.
Author_Institution :
Highwave Opt. Technol., Lannion, France
Abstract :
We present, for the first time to our knowledge, a totally passive athermal Mach-Zehnder interferometer OADM. Combining Bragg gratings and twin-core fiber fused couplers, this device has less than 1pm/°C deviation on Bragg wavelength in the -10°C to +70°C range while maintaining the directivity of the drop and throughput signals.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; thermal stability; Bragg gratings; athermal Mach-Zehnder interferometer; optical add/drop multiplexer; optical network; passive Mach-Zehnder interferometer; twin-core fiber; Add-drop multiplexers; Arm; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Packaging; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989063
