Title :
Theoretical and experimental characterization of a double coupler fiber-optic delay line filter employing an optical amplifier
Author :
Capmany, J. ; Sales, S. ; Pastor, D. ; Marti, J. ; Cascón, J.
Author_Institution :
ETSI Telecomunicacion, Valencia, Spain
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
A novel class of fiber-optic all-optical filters which employ optical amplifiers is attracting considerable attention due to the possibility of obtaining reconfigurable structures with unique spectral characteristics not attainable with passive configurations. We present what to the best of our knowledge is the first complete theoretical and experimental characterization (modulus, phase and group delay) of a delay line fibre-optic active filter. The experimental results are in good agreement with those of the theory
Keywords :
optical fibre filters; active filter; all-optical filter; double coupler fiber-optic delay line filter; group delay; modulus; optical amplifier; phase delay; reconfigurable structure; spectral characteristics; Active filters; Delay lines; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber theory; Optical filters; Passive filters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586986
