Title :
Ring Resonator Arrays for Pulse Repetition Rate Multiplication and Shaping
Author :
Xia, Bing ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Photonic Syst. Group, Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
Using numerical simulations, we demonstrate the use of ring resonator arrays (RRAs) for pulse repetition rate multiplication (PRRM) and arbitrary envelope shaping to generate a pair of output pulse trains with arbitrary binary code profiles simultaneously from a single input pulse train. We investigate three configurations of RRAs: MtimesN, 1timesN, and Mtimes1. All can perform PRRM and generate two pulse trains with the required binary code profiles simultaneously; however, the two-dimensional (MtimesN) configuration suffers less waveguide loss. We also show that a nonlinear optical loop mirror can be used to remove the pulse-to-pulse phase variations in the output pulse trains
Keywords :
binary codes; cavity resonators; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical arrays; optical information processing; optical losses; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; optical resonators; optical waveguides; arbitrary envelope shaping; binary code profiles; nonlinear optical loop mirror; optical signal processing; output pulse trains; pulse repetition rate multiplication; pulse shaping; pulse-to-pulse phase variations; ring resonator array; single input pulse train; two-dimensional configurations; waveguide loss; Binary codes; Numerical simulation; Optical losses; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Pulse generation; Pulse shaping methods; Optical pulse shaping; optical signal processing; pulse generation; ring resonators;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.882285
