Title :
Dispersion of optical filters in WDM systems: theory and experiment
Author :
Lenz, G. ; Nykolak, G. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The phase response of an optical filter gives rise to dispersion, which may lead to detrimental pulse distortion and transmission errors. These dispersive properties and their impact on system performance are analysed and transmission experiment results at 10 Gbit/s are presented
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical multilayers; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; WDM systems; detrimental pulse distortion; dispersive properties; optical filter dispersion; phase response; system performance; transmission errors; transmission experiment; Bragg gratings; Delay; Fiber gratings; Finite impulse response filter; Frequency; IIR filters; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Passband; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732535
