Title :
Circulator-free reflection-type tunable optical dispersion compensator using cascaded arrayed-waveguide gratings
Author :
Ikuma, Yuichiro ; Mizuno, Takayuki ; Takahashi, Hiroshi ; Tsuda, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
A tunable optical dispersion compensator that uses cascaded arrayed-waveguide gratings and integrated phase shifter is reported. It is reflective configuration but does not require a circulator. The dispersion is successfully controlled from +142 to +1148 ps/nm.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optics; optical circulators; optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; optical phase shifters; optical tuning; cascaded arrayed-waveguide gratings; circulator-free reflection-type tunable optical dispersion compensator; integrated phase shifter; reflective configuration; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Dispersion; Heating; Lenses; Optical reflection; Resins;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621483
