Title :
Ultrafast nonlinear optics on a chip: Application to signal processing
Author :
Pelusi, M.D. ; Vo, T.D. ; Luan, F. ; Madden, S.J. ; Choi, D.-Y. ; Bulla, D.A.P. ; Luther-Davies, B. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
ARC Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
June 28 2009-July 2 2009
Abstract :
We review results on the recently developed dispersion-shifted, Chalcogenide waveguides demonstrating nonlinear signal processing on a compact monolithic platform with ultra-broadband capability and moderate launch powers of around 100 mW. Highlight results include broadband wavelength conversion of high-bit rate optical signals, time division multiplexing of 320 Gb/s signals and characterization of 320 Gb/s signals using a photonic chip based RF spectrum analyzer with terahertz bandwidth. The performance advantages stem from the waveguide´s design for high nonlinearity and a near zero dispersion at the 1550 nm wavelength. These features are shown to enhance the efficiency of the nonlinear processes underpinning many all-optical signal processing functions.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; nonlinear optics on a chip; nonlinear signal processing; optical waveguiides; wavelength conversion; Bandwidth; Nonlinear optics; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; RF signals; Radio frequency; Spectral analysis; Time division multiplexing; Ultrafast optics; nonlinear optical signal processing; nonlinear waveguide devices; spectrum analysis; ultrafast demultiplexing; wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2009. ICTON '09. 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Azores
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4825-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4827-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2009.5185315
