Title :
A tunable PDL element using twisted tilted fiber gratings
Author :
Reyes, P. ; Fishteyn, M. ; Wielandy, S. ; Westbrook, P.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate compact, broadband, tunable PDL device using an azimuthally twisted 45° tilted fiber grating. We apply our device to compensate the polarization dependent responsivity of a nonlinear Si APD.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; diffraction gratings; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical tuning; silicon; Si; azimuthally twisted tilted fiber gratings; broadband polarization dependent loss device; nonlinear Si APD; polarization dependent responsivity compensation device; tunable polarization dependent loss element; Band pass filters; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Page description languages;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248467
