Title :
Tapped delay-line matched filtering using a high-contrast grating hollow-core waveguide
Author :
Huang, Hao ; Yue, Yang ; Zhang, Lin ; Shamee, Bishara ; Chase, Christopher ; Sedgwick, Forrest G. ; Tur, Moshe ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A tapped delay-line matched filter is designed using high-contrast grating hollow-core waveguides. Simulation results indicate a SNR gain of 18.24dB, which is ~83% of an idea matched filter, and a fabrication tolerance of ~ 75-nm.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; matched filters; optical delay lines; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical filters; optical waveguides; SNR gain; fabrication tolerance; grating hollow-core waveguides; matched filter; tapped delay-line; Bandwidth; Gain; Gratings; Matched filters; Microwave filters; Optical waveguides; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110464
