Title :
10-GHz-spacing DWDM channel selector using disk filter cascade with distributed amplification
Author :
Hashimoto, Etsu ; Katagiri, Yoshitada
Author_Institution :
NTT Telecommun. Energy Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A 10-GHz-spacing dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) channel selector with a cascade configuration consisting of disk-shaped tunable filters controlled according to their individual calibration table and distributed optical amplifiers is demonstrated by 2.5 Gbit/s NRZ selection experiments.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; distributed amplifiers; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical filters; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 GHz; 2.5 Gbit/s; DWDM channel selector; EDFA; NRZ selection experiments; bandpass filter; calibration table; composite cavity; dense wavelength division multiplexing; disk filter cascade; disk-shaped tunable filters; distributed amplification; distributed optical amplifiers; etalon filter; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Band pass filters; Calibration; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989136
