Title :
Enhanced continuous tuning speeds of temperature-tuned GT-etalon tunable dispersion compensators for rapid channel provisioning
Author :
Zilkie, Aaron J. ; Sheng, Lan ; Pradhan, Atul ; Summa, Mark ; Stokes, Loren ; Grow, Doug ; Gage, Jerry ; Sommer, Rad
Author_Institution :
Oclaro Inc., Horseheads, NY, USA
Abstract :
Three-second continuous tuning from -800 ps/nm to +800 ps/nm dispersion while maintaining GDR <; 10 ps is demonstrated in a GT-etalon-based tunable dispersion compensator using an enhanced trajectory tuning scheme. Sub-one-second continuous tuning capability is also demonstrated experimentally.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; micro-optics; optical dispersion; optical transmitters; optical tuning; silicon; thermo-optical devices; Si; rapid channel provisioning; silicon etalon microoptic thermal system; sub-one-second continuous tuning; temperature-tuned GT-Etalon tunable dispersion compensators; three-second continuous tuning; time 3 s; Delay; Dispersion; Optical variables measurement; Temperature measurement; Trajectory; Tuning; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621328
