Ultra-broadband (THz) RF spectrum monitoring of high-speed optical signals using a chalcogenide waveguide chip

Author

Pelusi, M.D. ; Luan, F. ; Vo, T.D. ; Lamont, M.R.E. ; Madden, S.J. ; Choi, D.-Y. ; Bulla, D.A.P. ; Luther-Davies, B. ; Eggleton, B.J.

Author_Institution

ARC Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW

fYear

2009

fDate

22-26 March 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

An all-optical photonic chip RF spectrum monitor with measurement bandwidth >2.5 THz is reported. Using a 16 cm length, highly nonlinear and broadband low dispersive As₂S₃ planar rib waveguide, 320 Gb/s optical signals are characterized.

Keywords

amorphous semiconductors; monitoring; nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; optical signal detection; optical waveguides; radiofrequency spectra; spectral analysers; all-optical photonic chip; chalcogenide waveguide chip; high-speed optical signals; optical signal; planar rib waveguide; ultrabroadband RF spectrum monitoring; Bandwidth; Dispersion; High speed optical techniques; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; RF signals; Radio frequency; Semiconductor device measurement; (070.4340) Nonlinear optical signal processing; (070.4790) Spectrum analysis; (160.4330) Nonlinear optical materials; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics; devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

Filename

5032664