Title :
Rapidly Tunable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer in Ti:LiNbO3 Utilizing Non-polarizing Beam Splitters
Author :
Yong-Wook Shin ; Eknoyan, O. ; Madsen, C.K. ; Taylor, H.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
A polarization-independent four-port electro-optic tunable filter in the 1530 nm wavelength regime utilizing non-polarizing relaxed beam splitters and strain-induced polarization converters on LiNbO3 with 16nm tuning range and 46 ns tuning speed is reported.
Keywords :
electro-optical filters; lithium compounds; multiplexing equipment; optical beam splitters; optical communication equipment; titanium; LiNbO3:Ti; non-polarizing beam splitters; polarization-independent four-port electro-optic tunable filter; rapidly tunable optical add drop multiplexer; strain-induced polarization converters; Add-drop multiplexers; Frequency conversion; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528713
