Signal enhancement by spectral equalization of high frequency broadband signals transmitted through optical fibers

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5293434

Lyons, P B; Ogle, J W; Holzman, M A

A new technique is discussed for enhancing the bandwidth and intensity of high frequency (> 1 GHz) analog, spectrally broad (40 nm) signals transmitted through one kilometer of optical fiber. The existing method for bandwidth enhancement of such a signal uses a very narrow (approx. 1 nm) filter between the fiber and detector to limit bandwidth degradation due to material dispersion. Using this method, most of the available optical intensity is rejected and lost. This new technique replaces the narrow-band filter with a spectral equalizer device which uses a reflection grating to disperse the input signal spectrum and direct it onto a linear array of fibers.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5293434
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-80-1830; CONF-800924-1; TRN: 80-014446
• Resource Relation: Conference: Fiber optics conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, Sep 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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VISIBLE RADIATION
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OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
OPTICAL FILTERS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
FILTERS
RADIATIONS
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