Title :
Spatial chirp effects in virtually-imaged phased-array wavelength demultiplexors
Author :
Shijun Xiao ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We observe a novel spatial chirp effect, in which different spatial portions of the output beam from a virtually imaged phased array (VIPA) etalon contribute to different optical frequencies in its frequency demultiplexing response.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; light interferometers; optical arrays; optical dispersion; optical frequency conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; VIPA etalon; optical frequency demultiplexing; spatial chirp effects; virtually-imaged phased-array wavelength demultiplexors; Chirp; Demultiplexing; Dispersion; Frequency; Laser beams; Optical arrays; Optical distortion; Optical pulse shaping; Optical surface waves; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
