Title :
Pulse compression in line defect photonic crystal waveguide
Author :
Xing, Aimin ; Davanco, Marcelo ; Camatel, Stetano ; Blumenthal, Daniel J. ; Hu, Evelyn L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The dispersion properties of a membrane-type line-defect photonic crystal waveguide were investigated using short optical pulses. Group velocity dispersion larger than 10 ps/(mm×nm) were measured and pulse compression of approximately 60% was demonstrated.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical dispersion; optical pulse compression; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; dispersion properties; group velocity dispersion; integrated photonic circuits; membrane-type line defect photonic crystal waveguide; optical pulses; pulse compression; Integrated optics; Lattices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Pulse compression methods;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192723
