title: Picosecond linear optical pulse shapers based on integrated waveguide Bragg gratings.
abstract: We demonstrate a general linear pulse-shaping technique based on integrated III-V Bragg gratings (BGs). Such a technique allows for the synthesizing of complex waveforms with picosecond resolution using a compact single-waveguide design. This approach is experimentally demonstrated by fabricating and testing a series of integrated ultrafast optical pulse shapers based on BG geometries acting as time-domain code generators operating at 500 Gbits/s.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Energie, Matériaux et Telécommunications (INRS-EMT), Montréal, Québec, Canada. rivas@emt.inrs.ca
authors.forename: Luis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rivas
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Strain
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duchesne
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carballar
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sorel
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morandotti
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azaña