Xiaoxia Wu, L. Christen, Jeng-Yuan Yang, S. Nuccio, A. Willner, L. Paraschis
{"title":"40-GHz CSRZ Optical Pulse Generation Using a 10-GHz Mach-Zehnder Modulator and a 25-ps Delay Line Interferometer","authors":"Xiaoxia Wu, L. Christen, Jeng-Yuan Yang, S. Nuccio, A. Willner, L. Paraschis","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382691","url":null,"abstract":"We experimentally demonstrate chirp-free 40-GHz CSRZ optical pulse generation using a 10-GHz Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) biased at the maximum transmission and a 25-ps delay line interferometer (DLI). The unwanted 20-GHz low frequency component is suppressed by about 25-dB.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"172 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124195287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Takenaka, K. Takeda, Y. Kanema, M. Raburn, T. Miyahara, H. Uetsuka
{"title":"MMI bistable laser diode optical flip-flops for all-optical packet switching networks","authors":"M. Takenaka, K. Takeda, Y. Kanema, M. Raburn, T. Miyahara, H. Uetsuka","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382575","url":null,"abstract":"An MMI bistable laser diode optical flip-flop has been developed for all-optical packet switching networks. All-optical switching of 320 Gb/s packets has been successfully demonstrated by an optical label memory based on the optical flip-flop.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114194009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solving Resolution-Bandwidth Trade-off in Holographic Spectrometers using Multiplexed Cylindrical Beam Volume Holograms","authors":"C. Hsieh, O. Momtahan, A. Adibi","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382364","url":null,"abstract":"Holographic spectrometers using cylindrical beam volume holograms are presented with several advantages over conventional spectrometers. We specially show that these spectrometers can be designed to solve the well-known problem of resolution-bandwidth trade-off in conventional spectrometers through the use of optimally designed multiplexed volume holograms.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121595282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fourier-Based Diffractive Shearing Interferometer for Wavefront Sensing","authors":"J. Karp, T. Chan, J. Ford","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382328","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a simple and compact wavefront sensor using a phase transmission grating attached to a CMOS image sensor. We present experimental results using a binary phase grating. An adaptive grating displayed by a phase modulator can extend sensor dynamic range.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124070425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diffraction limited ultra-small photonic-crystal ring resonators with low loss","authors":"Zexuan Qiang, Weidong Zhou, R. Soref","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382271","url":null,"abstract":"There is an increasing and largely unfulfilled need for nanometer-scale photonic components, both passive and active, in intra-chip optical communications and other high-speed, ultra-low- power photonic applications. Silicon-based components are favored because they are capable of on-chip-network integration with CMOS electronics. This paper presents a detailed analysis of radiative waveguide bend loss in single-ring PCRRs, as well as bend loss in micro-strip rings as a function of effective radius from 1 to 15 mum at lambda ~ 1550 nm.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126319633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optical Performance Monitoring in WDM Networks: Progresses and Challenges","authors":"Y. Chung","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382523","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we will review the current status of these techniques and discuss the remaining challenges. In addition, we will attempt to raise the standard issues required for the utilization of optical performance monitoring techniques in the next-generation optical transport networks.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126355704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Noise Figure of Silicon Raman Amplifiers","authors":"D. Dimitropoulos, D. Solli, O. Boyraz, B. Jalali","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382509","url":null,"abstract":"Quantum mechanical Langevin calculations show nonlinear absorption significantly degrades the noise figure of silicon Raman amplifiers, and lifetimes in the 20 ps range or less are needed to approach the theoretical limit of 3 dB noise figure.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125620727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Verbridge, D. F. Shapiro, J. Bunch, A. M. van der Zande, P. McEuen, J. Parpia, H. Craighead
{"title":"An all-optical actuation and detection scheme for studying dissipation and materials properties of NEMS resonators","authors":"S. Verbridge, D. F. Shapiro, J. Bunch, A. M. van der Zande, P. McEuen, J. Parpia, H. Craighead","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382669","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382669","url":null,"abstract":"The miniaturization of mechanical resonators continues to be of interest due to the basic physical insights into mechanical behavior at the nanoscale that can be provided, as well as the practical uses in sensing and signal processing to which such devices can be put. Some of the remaining open issues in this field pertain to the ultimate mass sensitivity of these structures, motivating the work presented in this paper. Specifically, we are interested in the factors that determine the dissipation, or quality factor, and the factors that limit the miniaturization that can be achieved with these structures.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125625232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Gerhardt, G. Wrigge, Jaesuk Hwang, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar
{"title":"Quantum Optical Experiments with Single Molecules","authors":"I. Gerhardt, G. Wrigge, Jaesuk Hwang, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382546","url":null,"abstract":"We introduce a cryogenic experiment where the direct signature of a single molecule on an incident laser beam becomes evident We use both near-field and far-field optics to achieve strong extinction effects larger than 10%.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125706279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photonic Logic Operations with Nonlinear Semiconductor Etalons Exploiting Saturable Absorption in Multiple Quantum Wells","authors":"C. Porzi, M. Guina, A. Bogoni, L. Potí","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382698","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes an inverse-SA nonlinear etalon, based on saturable absorption in multiple quantum wells (MQWs), for NAND and NOR logical operations. Device performances are numerically investigated together with a heuristic recipe for avoiding settling of bistability.","PeriodicalId":110592,"journal":{"name":"LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125766317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}