Title :
Universal figure of merit for arbitrary-order optical differentiators
Author :
Ashrafi, Reza ; Azaña, José
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci. - Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A universal analytical figure of merit for performance evaluation of optical differentiators is introduced, which allows one to estimate the acceptable input pulse bandwidth-range to achieve a desired processing accuracy from the filter´s physical parameters.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; arbitrary-order optical differentiators; input pulse bandwidth-range; performance evaluation; physical parameters; universal analytical figure of merit; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing; Ultrafast optics; differentiation; performance evaluation; ultrafast optical signal processing; waveguide/fiber gratings;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110795
