Title :
Ultra wide range tunable delay line using dynamic grating reflectors in optical fibers
Author :
Primerov, Nikolay ; Chin, Sanghoon ; Song, Kwang Yong ; Thévenaz, Luc
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electr. Eng., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a novel technique to realize a tunable delay line based on dynamic Brillouin gratings in a high birefringence fiber. A 8 ns pulse signal is continuously delayed up to 184 ns with minor distortion.
Keywords :
birefringence; diffraction gratings; optical delay lines; optical fibres; optical tuning; dynamic Brillouin gratings; dynamic grating reflectors; high birefringence fiber; minor distortion; optical fibers; pulse signal; time 8 ns; ultrawide range tunable delay line; Brillouin scattering; Delay lines; Fiber gratings; Frequency; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
