Guided Wave Optics and Photonic Devices

4	Evolution of Specialty Optical Fibres Bishnu Pal Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

CONTENTS

4.1    Introduction

4.2    Lightwave Communication Systemml: Dispersion and Loss Spectra of Optical Fibres

4.3    Emergence of Fibre Amplifiers and Dwdm Systems

4.4    Dispersion-Compensating Fibres

4.5    Erbium-Doped Fibre for Inherent Gain Flattening

4.6    Microstructured Bragg Fibres

4.6.1    Chirped Bragg-Like Fibre

4.6.2    Large Mode Area Fibre

4.7    Conclusion

Reference

4.1    INTRODUCTION

The development of optical fibre technology is considered to be a major driver behind the information technology revolution and the tremendous progress in global telecommunications that has been witnessed in recent years. Indeed, optical fibres have ...