Title :
Programmable, polarization-independent, and DWDM-chromatic dispersion compensator using a virtually-imaged phased-array and spatial light modulator
Author :
Lee, Ghang-Ho ; Xiao, Shijun ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
We demonstrate a programmable, polarization-independent, and DWDM-capable chromatic dispersion compensator based on a virtually-imaged phased-array and spatial light modulator providing both positive and negative dispersion with tuning range of -2040 ~ +850 ps/nm
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; spatial light modulators; virtual reality; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; chromatic dispersion compensator; negative dispersion; polarization-independent dispersion compensator; positive dispersion; programmable dispersion compensator; spatial light modulator; virtually-imaged phased-array; Chromatic dispersion; Lenses; Modulation coding; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pulse shaping; Optical signal processing; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215705
