Title :
Recent progress in fiber dispersion compensators
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol. Div., Corning Inc., NY, USA
Abstract :
This paper reviews the progress in fiber dispersion compensators. Different dispersion compensation technologies including dispersion compensation fibers, fiber Bragg gratings, virtual image phased array and planar waveguide-based devices are discussed with the focus on new developments in dispersion and dispersion slope compensation fibers.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical arrays; optical fibre dispersion; optical planar waveguides; WDM; dispersion compensation fibers; dispersion compensation technologies; dispersion slope compensation fibers; fiber Bragg gratings; fiber dispersion compensators; planar waveguide-based devices; transmission fiber types; virtual image phased array; wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Chromatic dispersion; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber devices; Optimized production technology; Phased arrays; Planar waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989068
