Title :
Two-channel CWDM OADM Based on Large Bandwidth Fibre Bragg Gratings
Author :
Neves, Paulo T., Jr. ; Kuller, Fabiano ; Kalinowski, Hypolito J. ; Fabris, José L. ; Pohl, Alexandre A P
Author_Institution :
Fed. Univ. of Technol., Curitiba
Abstract :
We report on the fabrication of large bandwidth (12 nm) FBG and its application in two-channel CWDM optical add/drop multiplexer. The OADM allows complete channel dropping, showing a suppression ratio of over 20 dB between adjacent channels
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre fabrication; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; channel dropping; coarse wavelength division multiplexing; fibre Bragg gratings; large bandwidth gratings; optical add-drop multiplexer; suppression ratio; two-channel CWDM OADM; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Fibre Bragg Grating; coarse wavelength multiplexing (CWDM); optical add-drop multiplexer;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0235-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0236-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2006.248274
