Modelling of a 2R regenerator based on a photonic crystal waveguide pulse reshaper integrated with a SOA

T. Cao, M. J. Cryan, P. S. Ivanov, I. J. Craddock, S. Yu, J. Rorison, C. J. Railton, J. Z. Zhang, I. Galbraith, T. J. Karle

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Abstract

In this proceedings the Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) and frequency domain Finite Element (FE) methods are used to model both linear chirped pulse and arbitrary chirped pulse propagation in 2D Photonic Crystal (PhC) waveguides. An in-house FDTD code has been implemented which allows the study of pulse propagation in a very direct way. The carrier wavelength of the pulse is swept across the bandwidth of a mini-stopband feature and pulse compression behaviour is observed. In the case of linear chirped pulse, both round hole and square hole PhC waveguides are studied with the latter giving increased pulse compression. An input pulse is then derived from a SOA model which has arbitrary chirp. This is passed through a mini-stop band in a narrowed W3 PhC waveguide and pulse compression is observed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number60200Z
JournalProceedings of SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
EventOptoelectronic Materials and Devices for Optical Communications - Shanghai, China
Duration: 7 Nov 200510 Nov 2005

Keywords

  • FDTD
  • FE
  • Mini-stop band
  • Photonic crystal waveguide

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