Title :
Generation of high repetition rate pulse bursts via femtosecond readout of a double-passed arrayed waveguide grating
Author :
Leaird, D.E. ; Weiner, A.M. ; Kamei, S. ; Ishii, M. ; Sugita, A. ; Okamoto, K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
In summary, we have shown that very-high repetition rate pulse bursts can be generated with an increased number of pulses by double-passing a small-FSR AWG. Equivalently, two identical AWG´s could be interconnected back-to-back to generate the same functionality in transmission. The output temporal profile is determined by the autoconvolution of the temporal profile of an output channel in single-pass. This scheme shows promise for manipulating ultrafast optical waveforms via hybrid WDM/TDM optical processing. For example, with further engineering of the AWG structure, it may be possible to generate continuous very-high repetition rate pulse trains, as would be desired for a repetition-rate multiplication scheme of a lower-rate source.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical information processing; optical pulse generation; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG structure; back-to-back interconnected; double-passed arrayed waveguide grating; double-passing; hybrid WDM/TDM optical processing; output temporal profile; repetition-rate multiplication scheme; single-pass; small-FSR AWG; very-high repetition rate pulse burst generation; very-high repetition rate pulse trains; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036633