Title :
Novel channel-by-channel tunable optical dispersion compensator using AWG and liquid crystal
Author :
Mino, Shinji ; Seno, Kazunori ; Suzuki, Kenya ; Watanabe, Kei ; Ooba, Naoki ; Ishii, Motohaya
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi
Abstract :
We demonstrate a tunable optical dispersion compensator consisting of an arrayed-waveguide grating and a liquid crystal on silicon. We obtained a tuning range of plusmn 800 ps/nm with six wavelength channels independently.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; liquid crystals; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical tuning; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG; WDM; arrayed waveguide grating; liquid crystals; optical fibre network; optical wavelength division multiplexed network system; tunable optical dispersion compensator; wavelength channels; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Focusing; Lenses; Liquid crystal on silicon; Liquid crystals; Liquid waveguides; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Spectroscopy; Wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide grating; dispersion compensator; liquid crystal; optical waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2008. COIN 2008. 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-4-88552-230-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-88552-229-1
