Patent ID: 6707962
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: G02B,H04B,H04J

Abstract:
A method of transmitting an optical signal, the method comprising:transmitting a multi-wavelength optical signal through an optical fiber, the optical fiber having a first wavelength-dependent optical amplitude response, the multi-wavelength optical signal having a center wavelength; amplifying the multi-wavelength optical signal within an optical amplifier, the optical amplifier having a second wavelength-dependent optical amplitude response; providing the multi-wavelength optical signal to an arrayed waveguide grating, the arrayed waveguide grating having a third wavelength-dependent optical amplitude response, the arrayed waveguide grating having a peak wavelength that is offset from the center wavelength of the optical signal, the third response characterized by the peak wavelength having a peak optical amplitude different than the center wavelength of the multi-wavelength optical signal.