Dynamic gain equalizer using proposed adjustment procedure for thermooptic phase shifters under the influence of thermal crosstalk

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1523-1532

  Maru, Koichi ^a   Tanaka, Kotaro ^a   Chiba, Takafumi ^a   Nonen, Hideki ^a   Uetsuka, Hisato ^a,b  

^a HITACHI CABLE LTD   (Japan)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CROSSTALK; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EQUALIZERS; FIBER LASERS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE SHIFTERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; DYNAMIC GAIN EQUALIZER; GAIN EQUALIZATION; SILICA WAVEGUIDES; SINGLE FILTERED ARM INTERFEROMETER; TAYLOR SERIES METHOD; THERMAL CROSSTALK; THERMOOPTIC PHASE SHIFTERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 3142747658     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.829214     Document Type: Article

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