• DocumentCode
    2422540
  • Title

    Wavelength-selective coupler and add-drop multiplexer using long-period fiber gratings

  • Author

    Grubsky, V. ; Starodubov, D.S. ; Feinberg, J.

  • Author_Institution
    D-STAR Technol. Inc., Manhattan Beach, CA, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    7-10 March 2000
  • Firstpage
    28
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a low-insertion-loss wavelength-selective coupler that uses cladding-mode coupling between two identical fibers. The device is simple to manufacture, has >40 dB of channel isolation and no back-reflection.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; optical fiber cladding; optical fiber couplers; optical fiber losses; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 1 dB; add-drop multiplexer; channel isolation; cladding-mode coupling; identical fibers; long-period fiber gratings; low-insertion-loss wavelength-selective coupler; optical fibre fabrication; wavelength-selective coupler; Add-drop multiplexers; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Insertion loss; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Resonance; Splicing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-630-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2000.869405
  • Filename
    869405