Title :
High performance optical processing systems incorporating grating based pulse shaping
Author :
Richardson, D.J. ; Parmigiani, F. ; Ibsen, M. ; Petropoulos, P.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We review the operating principles and performance of optical pulse processing systems which exploit the powerful combination of Kerr-nonlinearity based optical switches and tailored optical pulses (e.g. square, triangular and parabolic) produced using superstructured fiber Bragg gratings.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical fibres; optical information processing; optical pulse shaping; optical switches; Kerr-nonlinearity; grating based pulse shaping; optical processing systems; optical pulse processing; optical switches; superstructured fiber Bragg gratings; tailored optical pulses; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771761
