Dynamic holographic eight-channel spectral equaliser for WDM

Abstract

We report equalisation of eight 3-4 nm-spaced WDM channels amplified by a non-gain-flattened EDFA. The 9.5 dB spectral gain range is reduced to 0.75 dB. Flattening of the filter passband has been experimentally demonstrated The dynamic holographic technology is based on a 128/spl times/128 pixellated FLC SLM (ferroelectric liquid crystal spatial light modulator) displaying 1-D binary-phase holograms, in combination with a fixed binary-phase grating.