Title :
Simple multichannel optical equalizer for mitigating intersymbol interference
Author :
Doerr, C.R. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Winzer, P.J. ; Stulz, L.W. ; Chraplyvy, A.R. ; Pafchek, R.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present a simple silica waveguide optical equalizer that significantly mitigates intersymbol interference impairments for many WDM channels simultaneously. We demonstrate dramatic multichannel improvements at 40 Gb/s with a single, set-and-forget device.
Keywords :
integrated optics; intersymbol interference; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; SiO2; WDM channels; intersymbol interference; silica waveguide multichannel optical equalizer; Couplers; Equalizers; Intersymbol interference; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248592
