Title :
An Etalon-Based Tunable Dispersion Compensator (TDC) Device for 40-Gbit/s Applications
Author :
Lunardi, L.M. ; Moss, D.J. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Buhl, L.L.
Author_Institution :
FDS Uniphase Corp., Eatontown, WI
Abstract :
A tunable dispersion compensator device, based on thin film multicavity etalons, with +/-200 ps/nm continuous tuning range over the entire C-band and low group delay ripple has been used in single channel experiments at 40 Gb/s with different modulation formats
Keywords :
delays; light interferometry; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; thin film devices; 4 to 8 GHz; 40 Gbit/s; C-band; etalon-based compensator; group delay ripple; modulation formats; multicavity etalons; thin film etalons; tunable dispersion compensator;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
