Title :
Recent advances in ultrafast all-optical signal processing and generation
Author :
Ming Li ; Ashrafi, Reza ; Ninghua Zhu ; Tae-Jung Ahn ; LaRochelle, Sophie ; Azana, Jose
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci. - Energie Mater. et Telecommun. (INRS-EMT), Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
This paper reviews our recent works on all-optical processing and generation of ultrafast signals down to the sub-picosecond regime based on linear optical filters such as directional coupler, integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer and long period gratings.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical directional couplers; directional coupler; integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; linear optical filters; long period gratings; sub-picosecond regime; ultrafast all-optical signal processing; ultrafast signal generation; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse shaping; Photonics; Ultrafast optics; All-optical signal processing; Photonics differentiator; Linear optical filtering techniques; Superluminal space-to-time mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 2013 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
DOI :
10.1109/ICOCN.2013.6617219
