Title :
Influence of realistic optical filter characteristics on the performance of multiwavelength optical networks
Author :
Roudas, I. ; Antoniades, N. ; Wagner, R.E. ; Garrett, L.D.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a realistic simulation study of the filter-induced distortion based on measurements of the transfer function of commercial multi-layer interference (MI) filters. Results show that transmission through 100 multiplexers/demultiplexers (MUX/DMUXes), of the order of national scale networks, is possible. However, requirements on the passband flatness, passband ripple and other filter parameters are important to achieve such performance
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; interference filters; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical transfer function; demultiplexer; distortion; multilayer interference filter; multiplexer; multiwavelength optical network; national scale network; optical filter cascade; passband flatness; passband ripple; simulation; transfer function; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Frequency; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Passband; Shape; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.645559
