Tunable chromatic dispersion compensator

Details Tunable chromatic dispersion compensator Tunable chromatic dispersion compensator

2005-08-30

2005-08-30

Healy, Brian (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Input/output coupler

C385S027000, C398S081000, C398S087000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06937793

ABSTRACT:
A tunable dispersion compensator for the compensation of the chromatic dispersion experienced by a single-channel or multi-channel light signal. The compensator includes a plurality of optical structures such as chirped Bragg gratings or combinations thereof, each having a characteristic dispersion profile. An optical coupling arrangement successively propagates the light signal in each of these structures, so that it accumulates the dispersion compensation effect of each. A tuning device jointly tunes the dispersion profile of each optical structure by applying a same tuning force thereto, preferably a temperature gradient.

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