Optimization of distributed resistive metal film heaters in thermally tunable dispersion compensators for high-bit-rate communication systems

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2782-2791

  Steinvurzel, Paul ^a,b   MacHarrie, Robert A ^a   Baldwin, Kirk W ^a   Van Hise, Charles W ^a   Eggleton, Benjamin J ^a,b   Rogers, John A ^a,c  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; OPTIMIZATION; POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS;

CHIRPED FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS (CFBG); HIGH-BIT-RATE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; METAL FILM HEATERS; TUNABLE DISPERSION COMPENSATORS (TDC);

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 19944363518     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.002782     Document Type: Article

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