Title :
Optimized ultrafast optical arbitrary-order differentiators based on long-period gratings
Author :
Ashrafi, Reza ; Asghari, Mohammad H. ; Azaña, José
Abstract :
A novel design of ultrafast temporal first- and higher-order differentiators based on apodized LPG with minimum number of π phase-shifts is proposed to optimize the energetic efficiency and frequency bandwidth of the device.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; π phase-shifts; apodized LPG; energetic efficiency; frequency bandwidth; long-period gratings; ultrafast optical arbitrary-order differentiators; Ultrafast optical signal processing; differentiation; gratings; optical fiber devices;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5699095