Title :
Generation of high-repetition-rate WDM pulse trains from an arrayed-waveguide grating
Author :
Leaird, D.E. ; Shen, S. ; Weiner, A.M. ; Sugita, A. ; Kamei, S. ; Ishii, M. ; Okamoto, K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
fDate :
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present what we believe to be the first demonstration of femtosecond pulse train generation from an arrayed-waveguide grating. Terahertz-rate bursts of femtosecond pulses are produced with the rate determined by the arrayed-waveguide delay spacing.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical arrays; optical planar waveguides; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; optical waveguide components; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM pulse train generation; WDM pulse trains; arrayed-waveguide delay spacing; arrayed-waveguide grating; femtosecond pulse train generation; femtosecond pulses; high-repetition-rate WDM pulse trains; terahertz-rate bursts; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical planar waveguides; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
