Continuously tunable multi-wavelength transmission filter based on a stabilised fibre-optic interferometer

• Published in: Optics communications Vol. 165; no. 1; pp. 33 - 37
• Main Authors: Ahn, Joon Tae, Lee, Hak Kyu, Jeon, Min-Yong, Lim, Dong Sung, Kim, Kyong Hon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.07.1999; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Circuit properties; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Filters, zone plates, and polarizers; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides; Interferometer; Optical and optoelectronic circuits; Optical communication systems, multiplexers, and demultiplexers; Optical elements, devices, and systems; Optical filter; Optics; Other fiber-optical devices; Periodic filter; Physics; Systems, networks and services of telecommunications; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments); WDM device; Optical filter; Interferometer; 42.79.Sz; 42.79.Ci; WDM device; Periodic filter; 42.81.Wg; 42.81.−i; Optical filters; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Infrared laser; Tunable filter; Optical communication; Wavelength division multiplexing; Experimental study; Laser diodes

We report the first successful demonstration, to our knowledge, of a continuously tunable multi-wavelength transmission filter based on environmentally stabilised fibre-optic Mach–Zehnder interferometer. The tunable scheme was achieved with a fine wavelength control through operating temperature adj...