Compact OCDMA encoders based on the antisymmetric waveguide Bragg grating

Author

Castro, Jose M. ; Djordjevic, Ivan ; Minkov, Lyubo ; Greiner, Christoph M. ; Iazikov, Dmitri ; Mossberg, Thomas W. ; Geraghty, David F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Volume

18

Issue

7

fYear

2006

fDate

4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

892

Lastpage

894

Abstract

Optical code-division multiple-access (OCDMA) networks require simple encoders/decoders enabling the integration of optical devices for further development. In this letter, we use silica-on-silicon antisymmetric waveguide Bragg grating devices to demonstrate compact and versatile OCDMA encoder/decoders. These devices use mode conversion to perform all-optical functions on chip.

Keywords

Bragg gratings; code division multiple access; encoding; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical waveguides; OCDMA encoders-decoders; SiO₂-Si; mode conversion; optical code-division multiple-access networks; silica-on-silicon antisymmetric waveguide Bragg grating; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bragg gratings; Circulators; Decoding; Fiber gratings; Integrated optics; Multiaccess communication; Optical arrays; Optical waveguides; Reflection; Code-division multiple-access; gratings; integrated optics; optical communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.872308

Filename

1608197