Abstract
In this work we present the design and first experimental demonstration of integrated-waveguide, ultra-fast all-optical differentiator based on π-phase-shifted Bragg gratings. Such a photonic device was achieved in deeply-side-etched Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) ridged waveguides. High coupling coefficient, up to 1.15*10m, achieved in fabricated set of devices, allows for the wide operational bandwidth, resulting in terahertz-processing speeds, experimentally obtained on sub-millimetres length scales. Moreover, using our device, we have managed to generate sub-picosecond Hermite-Gaussian pulse waveforms. The proposed optical element, allowing for complete operations to be performed on a single chip, is a subject for many potential applications in ultra-fast data processing and analysis, giving inter alia a possibility for analog solving of differential equations. It can be also used in optical ultra-fast coding, sensing, pulse shaping and communications.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2010 Photonics Global Conference, PGC 2010 |
Publisher | IEEE |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781424498826 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |
Keywords
- ultra-fast
- all-optical
- integrated differentiators
- Bragg gratings