Title :
Tunable 6-stage lattice-form Mach-Zehnder interferometer for arbitrary binary code generation at 40 GHz
Author :
Samadi, P. ; Kostko, I.A. ; Jain, A. ; Chen, L.R. ; Dumais, P. ; Callender, C.L. ; Jacob, S. ; Xia, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC
Abstract :
We demonstrate a tunable planar lightwave circuit for arbitrary 4-bit binary code generation at 40 GHz. The device is a 6-stage lattice-form Mach-Zehnder interferometer fabricated in silica-on-silicon technology.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical tuning; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; arbitrary binary code generation; silica-on-silicon technology; tunable planar lightwave circuit; Binary codes; Chromium; Gold; Optical pulse generation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Programmable control; Silicon compounds; Thermooptic effects; Tunable circuits and devices; (060.4510) Optical communications; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices;
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
