Title :
Generation of flat-topped 500-GHz pulse bursts using loss engineered arrayed waveguide gratings
Author :
Leaird, D.E. ; Weiner, A.M. ; Kamei, S. ; Ishii, M. ; Sugita, A. ; Okamoto, K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
fDate :
6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A specially engineered arrayed waveguide grating is demonstrated. The 500-GHz repetition rate bursts of femtosecond pulses with a flat-topped temporal intensity profile window are shown here for what we believe is the first time.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; integrated optics; optical arrays; optical planar waveguides; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; optical waveguide filters; arrayed waveguide grating; femtosecond pulses; flat-topped 500-GHz pulse burst generation; flat-topped temporal intensity profile window; loss engineered AWGs; optical planar waveguides; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; optical waveguide filters; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical arrays; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical planar waveguides; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.1003103
