Integrated-Optic Dispersion Slope Equalizer for N × Several Tens of Gb/s WDM Transmission

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2463-2469

  Takiguchi, Koichi ^a   Okamoto, Katsunari ^a   Goh, Takashi ^b   Itoh, Mikitaka ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NTT Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber chromatic dispersion; Integrated optics; Optical equalizers; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical planar waveguide components; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; HEATING; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE SHIFTERS; QUENCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SUBMARINE CABLES; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DISPERSION SLOPE EQUALIZER; FIBER CHROMATIC DISPERSIONS; OPTICAL PLANAR WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT (PLC);

WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 0347603512     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.819129     Document Type: Article

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