Hybrid Guided-Wave/Free-Space Optics Photonic Spectral Processor Based on LCoS Phase Only Modulator

Author

Sinefeld, David ; Marom, Dan M.

Author_Institution

Appl. Phys. Dept., Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

Volume

22

Issue

7

fYear

2010

fDate

4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

510

Lastpage

512

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a photonic spectral processor for applying arbitrary spectral phase and amplitude at high resolution with a 100-GHz free-spectral range for colorless wavelength-division-multiplexing adaptive filtering applications. The system employs free-space optics for projecting the dispersed light coming out of a planar-lightwave circuit onto a phase spatial-light modulator. The processor achieves 3-GHz optical resolution over 75-GHz usable bandwidth, with 557-MHz addressable granularity.

Keywords

amplitude modulation; integrated optics; liquid crystal on silicon; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical dispersion; optical modulation; optical planar waveguides; optical resolving power; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; LCOS; Si; bandwidth 75 GHz; colorless wavelength-division-multiplexing adaptive filtering; frequency 100 GHz; hybrid guided-wave-free-space optics photonic spectral processor; light dispersion; liquid crystal on silicon; optical communication; optical resolution; optical system design; phase spatial-light modulator; planar-lightwave circuit; spectral amplitude modulation; spectral phase modulation; waveguide grating router; Optical communication; optical filters; optical planar waveguide components; optical waveguide components;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2010.2041548

Filename

5404727