Title :
Multiwavelength optical signal processing using multistage ring resonators
Author :
Azana, José ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Group, McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
fDate :
5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We show that all-pass filters based on multistage ring resonators can be used to perform optical signal processing. In particular, using numerical simulations, we demonstrate their use for performing real-time Fourier transformation and for pulse repetition rate multiplication (temporal Talbot effect) simultaneously over multiple wavelength signals.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; all-pass filters; optical filters; optical information processing; optical resonators; real-time systems; all-pass filters; multiple WDM signals; multiple wavelength signals; multistage ring resonators; multiwavelength optical signal processing; numerical simulations; pulse repetition rate multiplication; real-time Fourier transformation; temporal Talbot effect; Bandwidth; Filtering; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical ring resonators; Optical signal processing; Resonator filters; Signal processing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
