Title :
40-Wavelength channelized tunable optical dispersion compensator with increased bandwidth consisting of arrayed waveguide gratings and liquid crystal on silicon
Author :
Suzuki, Kenya ; Ooba, Naoki ; Ishii, Motohaya ; Seno, Kazunori ; Shibata, Tomohiro ; Mino, Shinji
Author_Institution :
Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi
Abstract :
We propose a novel configuration for a tunable optical dispersion compensator (TODC) with increased bandwidth. We demonstrate 40-wavelength channelized compensation for 400-ps/nm chromatic dispersion with a 40-GHz bandwidth using the proposed TODC.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optics; liquid crystal on silicon; optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; silicon; 40-wavelength channelized compensation; arrayed waveguide gratings; bandwidth 40 GHz; chromatic dispersion; liquid-crystal-on-silicon; tunable optical dispersion compensator; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Lenses; Liquid crystal on silicon; Liquid waveguides; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Spectroscopy; (070.6120) Spatial light modulators; (130.2035) Dispersion compensation devices; (230.3720) Liquid-crystal devices; (230.7390) Waveguides, planar;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
