• DocumentCode
    405583
  • Title

    A nonreciprocal wavelength-interleaving bidirectional coherent fiber transversal filter

  • Author

    Lai, Yicheng ; Zhang, W. ; Williams, J.A.R. ; Bennion, I.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    15-19 Dec. 2003
  • Abstract
    A bidirectional nonreciprocal wavelength-interleaving filter based on an optically coherent high birefringence fiber transversal filter structure is demonstrated. Stable, low loss operation is achieved with reconfigurable transfer characteristics for interleaved channel spacing of 0.8 nm with >30 dB isolation and ultra-low chromatic dispersion.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; channel spacing; light coherence; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical filters; 0.8 nm; bidirectional nonreciprocal wavelength-interleaving filter; interleaved channel spacing; isolation; optical loss; optically coherent high birefringence fiber transversal filter structure; transfer characteristics; ultra-low chromatic dispersion; Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Passband; Transversal filters; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7766-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274836
  • Filename
    1274836