DocumentCode
671037
Title
What else can an AWG do?
Author
Cincotti, Gabriella
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Electron., Univ. Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
fYear
2012
fDate
16-20 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
The large flexibility of the AWG configuration is demonstrated, showing that the device can be designed also to implement the discrete and fractional Fourier transforms. New configurations for QAM- and PSK-modulators are presented, as well as for polarization grating devices.
Keywords
Fourier transform optics; arrayed waveguide gratings; discrete Fourier transforms; optical design techniques; optical modulation; phase shift keying; quadrature amplitude modulation; AWG configuration; PSK-modulator; QAM-modulator; discrete Fourier transform; fractional Fourier transform; polarization grating devices; Arrayed waveguide gratings; OFDM; Optical filters; Phase modulation; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Amsterdam
Type
conf
Filename
6706311
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