Title :
Optical pulse shaping for ultrahigh-bit-rate telecom applications based on III–V integrated waveguide Bragg gratings
Author :
Rivas, L.M. ; Strain, M. ; Duchesne, D. ; Carballar, A. ; Sorel, M. ; Morandotti, R. ; Azaña, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci. (INRS), Montreal, QC
Abstract :
We introduce a general linear pulse-shaping approach based on III-V integrated single-waveguide Bragg gratings for synthesizing arbitrary complex waveforms with (sub-)picosecond resolutions. Pulse code generators at 500 Gbps are demonstrated.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; III-V integrated waveguide Bragg grating; bit rate 500 Gbit/s; optical linear pulse shaping; pulse code generator; ultrahigh-bit-rate telecom application; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bragg gratings; Etching; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729454
