Title :
Fiber grating devices for WDM systems
Author :
Strasser, Thomas A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The impact of fiber gratings on communications systems has been projected for some time, and now in the last year they have been utilized as enabling components in several system experiments. The range and functionality of components continues to increase, with a significant number of these components ideal for WDM system applications. I will review fiber grating-based WDM-system components, with detail of the fiber grating properties which make these devices attractive options for future systems. Devices included will be source lasers, pump lasers, demultiplexers, add-drop filters, and gain flattening filters
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre filters; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM systems; add-drop filters; communications systems; demultiplexers; fiber grating devices; fiber grating-based WDM-system components; functionality; gain flattening filters; pump lasers; source lasers; system experiments; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484706
