Influence of Bragg gratings phase mismatch in a Mach-Zehnder-based add-drop multiplexer

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1411-1416

  Mechin, D ^a   Yvernault, P ^a   Brilland, L ^a   Pureur, D ^a  

^a Highwave Optical Technologies   (France)

Author keywords

Add drop multiplexer (ADM); Backreflection; Bragg gratings; Mach Zehnder interferometer (MZI); Phase mismatch

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CAPACITY; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; SIGNAL THEORY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHASE MISMATCH;

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 0043095404     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.812918     Document Type: Article

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