Title :
Experimental studies on the performance of WDM optical fiber loop memories with filter misalignment
Author :
Chen, J.H. ; Chai, Y. ; Zhao, X. ; Choa, F.S. ; Lin, W.
Author_Institution :
Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report the experimental results of an optical fiber loop memory for two types of optical filters, the WGR (waveguide grating router) and the F-P (Fabry-Perot) filter. We studied the effect of optical filter misalignment and give power penalties for both types of filters
Keywords :
optical fibre filters; optical storage; wavelength division multiplexing; Fabry-Perot filter; WDM optical fiber loop memory; optical filter misalignment; power penalty; waveguide grating router filter; Optical attenuators; Optical buffering; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical packet switching; Optical saturation; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739785
