Title :
Discretely tunable optical delay based on wavelength multi-casting and dispersion
Author :
Seddighian, Pegah ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We propose a low-power and low-cost tunable optical delay using wavelength multi-casting based on injection locking in Fabry-Perot laser and dispersion. We achieve error-free operation at a maximum delay of 954 ps.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical attenuators; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; photodiodes; Fabry-Perot laser; Mach Zehnder modulator; dispersion; injection locking; photodiode; time 954 ps; tunable optical delay; variable optical attenuator; wavelength multi-casting; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Injection-locked oscillators; Optical filters; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Propagation delay; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5214445
