Optical dispersion compensator with >4000-ps/nm tuning range using a virtually imaged phased array (VIPA) and spatial light modulator (SLM)

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 1819-1821

  Lee, Ghang Ho ^a   Xiao, Shijun ^a   Weiner, Andrew M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion compensation; Optical communication; Optical equalizers; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

EQUALIZERS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL DISPERSION COMPENSATOR; OPTICAL EQUALIZERS; VIRTUALLY IMAGED PHASED ARRAY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33747784905     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.880732     Document Type: Article

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