Title :
Ultra-fast tunable fiber-loop optical filters for dense WDM applications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Abstract :
A novel compact ultra-fast tunable fiber-loop filter is proposed. Although it is implemented using currently available technologies, the filter tuning speeds are three orders of magnitude faster than other currently available filters-less than a nanosecond. The filter has a compact design, and is immunized to external instabilities. By using compound configurations, a multi-nanometer tuning range can be achieved, together with a filter finesse of over 1000
Keywords :
optical fibre filters; compact design; compound configurations; dense WDM applications; external instability immunity; filter finesse; filter tuning speeds; multinanometer tuning range; single resonator tunable filter; ultrafast tunable fiber loop optical filters;
Conference_Titel :
WDM Technology and Applications (Digest No. 1997/036), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19970224
