Title :
Low-loss single-mode wavelength-division multiplexing with etched fibre arrays
Author :
Hegarty, J. ; Poulsen, S.D. ; Jackson, K.A. ; Kaminow, I.P.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, USA
Abstract :
A 9-channel single-mode grating wavelength-division multiplexing scheme is demonstrated at 1.5 ¿m with insertion losses as low as 1.5 dB. An array of fibres with core-to-core spacing of 36 ¿m acts as a channel concentrator giving a channel separation of 20 Å and channel width of 2 Å.
Keywords :
fibre optics; frequency division multiplexing; optical communication; optical fibres; 9-channel system; FDM; WDM; array of fibres; channel concentrator; channel separation; channel spacing; channel width; core-to-core spacing; etched fibre arrays; fibre transmission capacity; insertion losses; low loss; single-mode grating wavelength-division multiplexing scheme; wavelength 1.5 micron;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840470
