Compensation for chromatic dispersion
US7072546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/12107
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A plurality of channels of a wavelength division multiplexing system may be subjected to dispersion compensation in a fashion which enables tuning of the compensation for each individual wavelength channel. Moreover, the tuning may be done in a space-efficient fashion. The chirped Bragg gratings may be formed, for example, on a planar light circuit. Each grating may be heated to controllably adjust its dispersion compensation, in one embodiment of the present invention.
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