Title :
Automatic Colorless Tunable Dispersion Compensator with Integrated Tunable Noise Filter
Author :
Doerr, C.R. ; Stulz, L.W. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Buhl, L. ; Bernasconi, P. ; Pafchek, R.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ
Abstract :
We integrate an improved colorless thermooptic-lens-based tunable dispersion compensator (tuning range of plusmn160 ps/nm) with a tunable amplified spontaneous emission filter on a single silica waveguide chip. We demonstrate fast automatic adjustment of the compensator
Keywords :
integrated optics; lenses; optical dispersion; optical filters; optical noise; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; superradiance; thermo-optical effects; SiO2; amplified spontaneous emission; automatic dispersion compensator; colorless dispersion compensator; integrated filter; noise filter; silica waveguide chip; thermooptic lens; tunable dispersion compensator; tunable filter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8