Title :
Tunable residual dispersion compensator using generalized MZIs in Silicon-on-Insulator
Author :
Rahim, Abdul ; Schwarz, Stefan ; Bruns, Jürgen ; Voigt, Karsten ; Kroushkov, Dimitar I. ; Arnous, Mohammed T. ; Zimmermann, Lars ; Schäffer, Christian G. ; Petermann, Klaus
Author_Institution :
Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A filter using generalized MZIs for tunable residual dispersion compensation is presented. The design, the silicon photonic realization and its characterization are presented. The device can compensate up to ±180ps/nm of residual chromatic dispersion.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical dispersion; optical filters; silicon-on-insulator; generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometer; optical filter; residual chromatic dispersion; silicon photonic; silicon-on-insulator; tunable residual dispersion compensation; tunable residual dispersion compensator; Couplers; Delay; Delay lines; Dispersion; Finite impulse response filter; Optical fiber filters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
