Title :
Ultra-fast Binary Code Pulse Train Generation Using Planar Lightwave Circuits
Author :
Xia, Bing ; Chen, Lawrence R. ; Dumais, Patrick ; Callender, Claire L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate all-optical generation of 40 GHz pulse trains with binary code profiles from a 10 GHz uniform input pulse train using a lattice-form Mach-Zehnder interferometer fabricated on a silica-based planar lightwave circuit
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; binary codes; integrated optics; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical pulse generation; silicon compounds; 10 GHz; 40 GHz; Mach-Zehnder interferometer design; SiO2; all-optical generation; lattice-form Mach-Zehnder interferometer fabrication; silica-based planar lightwave circuits; temporal domain approach; ultra-fast binary code pulse train generation; Binary codes; Fabrication; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical pulse generation; Optical signal processing; Programmable control; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278968
