Title :
Flexible pulse waveform generation using a silica waveguide based spectrum synthesis circuit
Author :
Takiguchi, Koichi ; Kominato, Toshimi ; Takahashi, Hiroshi ; Shibata, Tomohiro ; Okamoto, Katsunari
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Lab., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate pulse waveform shaping with a circuit employing an arrayed waveguide grating pair and amplitude-phase controllers. We flexibly synthesized the frequency components of a mode-locked laser to produce 40 GHz square pulses with various widths.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optics; laser mode locking; optical attenuators; optical fibre communication; optical phase shifters; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; 40 GHz; amplitude-phase controllers; arrayed waveguide grating pair; flexible pulse waveform generation; mode-locked laser; silica waveguide based spectrum synthesis circuit; square pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
