Multi-channel filter for UDWDM system designed based on stacking of Fabry-Perot etalons

Abstract

The simulated multichannel comb filter [MCF] built on the stacking of the Fabry - Perot etalons that work in the telecommunication region between near-infra-red wavelengths (1538 −1558 nm) and (2333 - 2373 nm) has been demonstrated. Present work illustrates the dependence of defect modes produced on the stacked Fabry - Perot etalons. The FWHM of each channel is ∼0.043 picometers for the stacking of 20000 etalons. The spacing between the channels was ∼0.79 picometers and nearly uniform throughout the telecommunication band. The simulated MCF consists of ∼78 uniform channels within a range of ∼0.1 nm centered at 1550 nm.