Title :
Ultrafast Response of Arrayed Waveguide Gratings
Author :
De Peralta, Luis Grave ; Bernussi, Ayrton A. ; Temkin, Henryk
Author_Institution :
Multipass Corp., Lubbock, TX
fDate :
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The ultrafast limit of the response of arrayed waveguide gratings is studied both theoretically and experimentally. We present new experimental results that show that interference occurs inside of an arrayed waveguide pulse shaper even when pulses that travel through different paths do not overlap. A comprehensive discussion of this extreme case is presented
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical pulse shaping; arrayed waveguide gratings; pulse shaper; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Interference; Optical devices; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Ultraviolet sources; Wavelength division multiplexing; Gratings; interference; optical planar waveguide components; optical pulse shaping; ultrafast optics; waveguide arrays; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2007.895659
