Narrowband add/drop filter electro-optically tunable over the C-band

Author

Genereaux, F. ; Baldenberger, G. ; Pare, C. ; Cortes, P.Y. ; Lauzon, J. ; LaRochelle, S.

Author_Institution

Centre d´Opt., Photon. et Laser, Laval Univ., Canada

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Abstract

Summary form only given. We present a novel electrooptic filter that uses a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) grating and a coupler configuration in order to select the filtered wavelength. This technology can also be used for applications such as wavelength selective optical switches and attenuators. The influence of apodization and background loss will be described and the experimental feasibility will be addressed.

Keywords

dielectric polarisation; diffraction gratings; electro-optical filters; electro-optical switches; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical tuning; C-band; LiNbO/sub 3/; apodization; background loss; coupler configuration; electrooptic filter; long period grating; narrowband add/drop filter; periodically poled lithium niobate grating; polarization converter; tunable electrooptic filter; wavelength selective optical switches; Electrodes; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Nanoscale devices; Narrowband; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Titanium; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-706-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033410

Filename

1033410