Title :
Optical comb filter based on the spectral talbot effect in uniform fiber bragg gratings
Author :
Berger, Naum K. ; Levit, Boris ; Fischer, Baruch
Author_Institution :
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, 32000 Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We numerically and experimentally demonstrate a comb filter based on the analogy between the compression of phase modulated pulse trains and grating spectrum formation. Unchirped uniform fiber Bragg gratings are sufficient for implementing this filter.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Dispersion; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation; Talbot effect;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431306