Title :
Tapped delay line dynamic gain flattening filter
Author :
Vallon, S. ; Cayrefourcq, I. ; Chevallier, P. ; Landru, N. ; Alibert, G. ; Laborde, P. ; Little, J. ; Ranalli, A. ; Boos, N.
Author_Institution :
Centre Eur. de Recherche, Corning SA, Fontainebleau, France
fDate :
July 30 2001-Aug. 1 2001
Abstract :
Experimental results of an 8 tap dynamic gain flattening filter (DGFF) are presented. This device consists in a planar silica on silicon lightwave optical circuit including tunable couplers and delay lines. In this paper we will discuss both optical performances and the control scheme.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical couplers; optical delay lines; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; silicon compounds; wavelength division multiplexing; 8 tap dynamic gain flattening filter; SiO/sub 2/-Si; control scheme; optical performances; planar silica lightwave optical circuit; silicon lightwave optical circuit; tapped delay line dynamic gain flattening filter; tunable couplers; Couplers; Delay effects; Delay lines; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications/Ultraviolet and Blue Lasers and Their Applications/Ultralong Haul DWDM Transmission and Networking/WDM Components, 2001. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topica
Conference_Location :
Copper Mountain, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7100-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2001.941961
