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A Polarization-Independent Local Node Construction for Optical WDM Ring Networks Using a Centralized Multiwavelength Light Source

Shinji YAMASHITA, Kazuo HOTATE, Masataka ITO

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We propose and demonstrate a simple polarization-independent construction of a local node for optical WDM ring networks using a centralized multiwavelength light source (MWLS). The node is simply composed of a 4-port optical circulator, an add/drop multiplexing (ADM) filter, a reflective modulator, and a drop fiber Bragg grating (FBG). A Faraday rotator mirror (FRM) is used to enable an LiNbO3 intensity modulator to operate in the polarization-independent mode. We examine three ADM filters, an interference filter, a fiber Fabry-Perot (FP) filter, and a set of FBG's. An optical WDM system experiment is performed to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed node construction.

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications Vol.E81-B No.11 pp.2168-2175
Publication Date
1998/11/25
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Optical Communication

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