Characteristics of chirped fiber gratings for dispersion compensation

Author

Barcelos, Sergio ; Zervas, Michael N. ; Laming, Richard I.

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK

fYear

1996

fDate

25 Feb.-1 March 1996

Firstpage

161

Lastpage

162

Abstract

Summary form only given. Chirped fiber Bragg gratings have recently received considerable attention due to their immense potential for use as dispersion equalizers in long-haul fiber telecom links. Some of their properties have been studied theoretically and demonstrated in a number of system trials. We have implemented a variable-chirp grating using the temperature gradient technique and systematically measured its reflection and dispersion characteristics for a wide range of applied chirp.

Keywords

chirp modulation; compensation; diffraction gratings; equalisers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibres; optical modulation; applied chirp; chirped fiber Bragg gratings; chirped fiber gratings; dispersion characteristics; dispersion compensation; dispersion equalizers; long-haul fiber telecom links; optical equalisers; reflection characteristics; system trials; temperature gradient technique; variable-chirp grating; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Delay effects; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical reflection; Optimized production technology; Reflectivity; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96

Print_ISBN

1-55752-422-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1996.907729

Filename

907729