Title :
Integrated temporal Fourier transformer based on chirped Bragg grating waveguides
Author :
Dolgaleva, Ksenia ; Malacarne, Antonio ; Tannouri, Pamela ; Fernandes, Luis A. ; Grenier, Jason R. ; Aitchison, J.Stewart ; Azaña, José ; Morandotti, Roberto ; Herman, Peter R. ; Marques, Paulo V S
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We experimentally realized an integrated temporal Fourier transformer based on a linearly-chirped Bragg grating waveguide written in silica glass with a femtosecond laser. The device operates in reflection and has a 10-nm bandwidth.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Fourier transform optics; chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical glass; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; SiO2; femtosecond laser; integrated temporal Fourier transformer; linearly-chirped Bragg grating waveguides; silica glass; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Gratings; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
