Title :
Compact Optical Programmable Delay Lines with Fast Thermo-Optic Switching and Output Power Balancing
Author :
Little, Brent ; Chu, Sai ; Chen, Wei ; Chen, Wenlu ; Hryniewicz, John ; Gill, Dave ; King, Oliver ; Johnson, Fred ; Davidson, Roy ; Donovan, Kevin ; Gibson, John
Author_Institution :
Little Opt. Div., Nomadics Inc., Annapolis Junction, MD
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate compact 8-bit programmable delay lines having an integrated VOA for output power balancing. Delays from picoseconds to several nanoseconds are feasible on a 1 cm-sq solid state chip. Thermo-optic switches with 45 musec switching are incorporated
Keywords :
optical attenuators; optical delay lines; optical switches; thermo-optical devices; 45 mus; 8 bit; compact optical programmable delay lines; integrated VOA; microsecond switching; output power balancing; solid state chip; thermo-optic switches; thermo-optic switching; variable optical attenuator; Delay effects; Delay lines; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2006. IEEE Conference
Conference_Location :
Annapolis, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0408-8
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2006.1707504
