Fabrication of highly efficient grating band-pass filters and their applications in soliton propagation system

Lin Zhang, P. Harper, Kate Sugden, John R. Williams, F.M. Knox, P.N. Kean, Ian Bennion, Nick Doran

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Abstract

We report here fabrication of highly efficient in-fiber grating bandpass filters using the established UV-side- exposure technique. Various combinations of passband/stopband and transmission/rejection of single- and multi-channel filters have been produced in hydrogenated standard telecom, high Ge-doped and B/Ge-codoped fibers. Up to > 60 dB rejection stopbands ranging from -2 nm to 55 nm, and passbands with 0.02 nm - 3 nm linewidths and transmissivity up to > 90% have been achieved with these devices. By concatenating several structures, a bandpass filter has been demonstrated with a combination of a 0.16 nm passband centered in a approximately 35 nm stopband, representing the highest reported finesse of 220 for any multi-nanometer stopband filter. We also report the first application of a grating bandpass filter for suppressing timing jitter in soliton propagation system, enabling transmission of 10 ps solitons over a distance of 2700 km.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe International Society for Optical Engineering
EditorsKam T. Chan, Shuisheng Jian, Franklin F. Tong
PublisherSPIE
Pages432-440
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Sept 1996
EventFiber Optic Components and Optical Communication - Beijing, China
Duration: 4 Nov 1996 → …

Publication series

NameSPIE proceedings
PublisherSPIE
Volume2893
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceFiber Optic Components and Optical Communication
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period4/11/96 → …

Bibliographical note

Lin Zhang ; Paul Harper ; Kate Sugden ; John A. R. Williams ; F. M. Knox ; Peter N. Kean ; Ian Bennion and Nicholas J. Doran "Fabrication of highly efficient grating band-pass filters and their applications in soliton propagation system", Proc. SPIE 2893, Fiber Optic Components and Optical Communication, 432 (September 20, 1996);

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.252067

Keywords

  • fibre Bragg grating
  • bandpass filter
  • light transmission and rejection
  • soliton
  • optical communication
  • time jitter suppression

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