Title :
Propagation of picosecond pulses through photonic crystal waveguides at C-band region
Author :
Karle, T.I. ; Chai, Y.J. ; Morgan, C.N. ; White, I.H. ; Krauss, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, UK
Abstract :
High repetition rate picosecond optical pulses are transmitted through a photonic crystal coupled cavity waveguide for the first time. Strong pulse shaping effects are observed at the edge of the waveguide transmission band.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; laser tuning; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; C-band region; high repetition rate picosecond optical pulses; photonic crystal coupled cavity waveguide; photonic crystal waveguides; picosecond pulse propagation; strong pulse shaping effects; waveguide transmission band; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Frequency; Laser tuning; Optical fiber devices; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Pulse measurements; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159590
