• DocumentCode
    610760
  • Title

    Adjustable EDFA gain equalization filter based on a single LPG excited by flexural acoustic waves for future DWDM networks

  • Author

    Marques, C.A.F. ; Oliveira, R.A. ; Pohl, Alexandre A. P. ; Nogueira, R.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Telecomun., Aveiro, Portugal
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    9-12 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A fast adjustable EDFA gain equalization filter for DWDM system is reported. Using an LPG which is excited by means of flexural waves, the equalization with a gain flatness <;0.3dB is demonstrated, inducing a power penalty <;0.84dB.
  • Keywords
    acoustic wave propagation; diffraction gratings; equalisers; erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical filters; wavelength division multiplexing; LPG; adjustable EDFA gain equalization filter; erbium doped fiber amplifier; flexural acoustic wave; future DWDM network; long period grating;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chennai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4718-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6545778