Optical systems with grating reflector
AssigneeGeneral Instrument Corporation, Jerrold Communications
InventorDavid R. Huber
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Abstract
Optical systems including an optical amplifier and a narrow bandwidth optical filter for removing undesired spontaneous emission. An in-fiber Bragg grating reflector reflects substantially only the input amplified signal back to a circulator port of an optical circulator where the desired amplified signal is coupled from the next circulator port. The undesired emission exits from the grating reflector and is removed from the system. Cascaded grating reflectors are used in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system. A two section narrow band transmission filter with cascaded gratings.
Claims5
An optical amplifier and filter for providing an amplified optical signal having a desired signal and undesired emission and for removing said undesired emission from said amplified optical signal to provide an optical output signal having substantially only said desired signal, said optical amplifier and filter comprising:
- an optical amplifier for receiving an optical signal input and providing said amplified optical signal;
- an optical circulator having at least three circulator ports for circulating optical signals from one port to the next port in a circulating direction;
- means for coupling said amplified optical signal having said desired signal and said undesired emission to a first of said circulator ports;
- a grating reflector for reflecting substantially only said desired signal while not reflecting said undesired emission from said grating reflector to separate the desired signal from the undesired emission;
- means for coupling said grating reflector to a second of said circulator ports which is the next circulator port in the circulating direction from said first circulator port for reflecting said desired signal back to said second circulator port;
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- said optical output signal having substantially only said desired signal coupled from a third of said circulator ports which is the next port in the circulating direction from said second circulator port, so that said desired signal is separated from the undesired emission.
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