Title :
Short-pulse transmission characteristics of an array-waveguide grating
Author :
Devaney, J.F.L. ; Chai, Y.J. ; Abbasi Shahkooh, S. ; Khrushchev, I. ; Whiteaway, J.D. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A combination of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and optical time-division multiplexing is the most promising approach to Tb/s data transmission. As the arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) represent the key component in WDM, their behaviour in the OTDM environment, particularly the short-pulse response, become an important issue. In this study, short pulse transmission through an AWG is investigated.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical arrays; optical waveguides; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; OTDM environment; Tb/s data transmission; WDM; array-waveguide grating; arrayed waveguide gratings; optical time-division multiplexing; short pulse transmission; short-pulse response; short-pulse transmission characteristics; wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gallium arsenide; Laser tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910182
