Novel multichannel tunable chromatic dispersion compensator based on MEMS and diffraction grating

Using microelectromechanical systems and diffraction grating technologies, a novel tunable chromatic dispersion compensator for multichannel wavelength-division-multiplexing signals was developed. Independent channel-by-channel dispersion tuning with flat top loss spectra was experimentally confirmed.

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