A dynamic gain equalizer based on holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal gratings

被引:5
作者
Xin, Zhaohui
Cai, Jiguang [1 ]
Shen, Guotu
Yang, Baocheng
Zheng, Jihong
Gu, Lingjuan
Zhuang, Songlin
机构
[1] E China Normal Univ, Key Lab Opt & Magnet Resonance Spectroscopy, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China
[2] Shanghai Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Opt & Elect Engn, Shanghai 200093, Peoples R China
关键词
holographically polymer dispersed liquid crystal grating; EDFA; diffraction efficiency; dynamic gain equalizer;
D O I
10.1016/j.optcom.2006.06.076
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The dynamic gain equalizer consisting of gratings made of holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal is explored and the structure and principle presented. The properties of the holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal grating are analyzed in light of the rigorous coupled-wave theory. Experimental study is also conducted in which a beam of infrared laser was incident to the grating sample and an alternating current electric field applied. The electro-optical properties of the grating and the influence of the applied field were observed. The results of the experiment agree with that of the theory quite well. The design method of the dynamic gain equalizer with the help of numerical simulation is presented too. The study shows that holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal gratings have great potential to play a role in fiber optics communication. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:79 / 83
页数:5
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