Tunable Optical Dispersion Compensator Module Using Integrated Multiple Lenses in an Arrayed-Waveguide Grating

Conference: ECOC 2009 - 35th European Conference on Optical Communication
09/20/2009 - 09/24/2009 at Vienna, Austria

Proceedings: ECOC 2009

Pages: 2Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Ikuma, Yuichiro; Tsuda, Hiroyuki (Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522 Japan)
Takahashi, Hiroshi; Fukushima, Seiji (NTT Photonics Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato-Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa, 243-0198 Japan)

Abstract:
An AWG-based tunable dispersion compensator with integrated silicone lenses is fabricated. Its tuning range runs from +47 to +410 ps/nm and error-free dispersion compensation is confirmed for 42.7-Gbps CSRZDQPSK optical signals.