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An 8-skip-0 WDM filter is capable of adding or dropping 8 channels of a 100-GHz spacing fiberoptic telecommunication system. The design we present has the following specifications: " M1 b% x* y- Z) B/ }. i7 n# j
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<LI>passband width of 6.0 nm at the -0.5 dB (about 89%) transmission level,
% z; u* ]7 w( u. \% y6 Y# N<LI>bandwidth of 6.8 nm at the -25 dB (about 0.3%) transmission level,
& ]9 z" H" p6 L4 b2 F<LI>0.1% ripple in the passband ! }. h2 B5 Q3 {3 r
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<P>TFCalc 3.5 has the capability of designing narrow bandpass (NPB) filters using the prototype method. To obtain the steep edges required in this design, we used 13 cavities. After a few minutes, TFCalc produced a design whose performance is shown below. ' R! I }( k' }; I" F0 Y% o
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