Dynamic wavelength equalizer in silica using the single-filtered-arm interferometer

Authors
Doerr, CR Cappuzzo, M Laskowski, E Paunescu, A Gomez, L Stulz, LW Gates, J
Citation
Cr. Doerr et al., Dynamic wavelength equalizer in silica using the single-filtered-arm interferometer, IEEE PHOTON, 11(5), 1999, pp. 581-583
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
581 - 583
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(199905)11:5<581:DWEISU>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A dynamic wavelength equalizer that can control attenuation at 22 points ac ross 35 nm of spectrum in a smooth manner is presented. It achieves low los s (4.7 dB), because it consists of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a wav elength-dependent element in only one arm. Additional development is needed to reduce the polarization sensitivity.