Optical signal processing based on silicon photonics waveguide Bragg gratings: review

doi:10.1007/s12200-018-0813-1

Frontiers of Optoelectronics

2018, Vol. 11

Issue (2): 163-188 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-018-0813-1

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Optical signal processing based on silicon photonics waveguide Bragg gratings: review

Saket KAUSHAL¹, Rui Cheng², Minglei Ma², Ajay Mistry², Maurizio Burla^1,³, Lukas Chrostowski²(

), José Azaña¹(

)

¹. Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique – Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (INRS-EMT), Varennes, QC J3X 1S2 Canada
². Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4 Canada
³. Institute of Electromagnetic Fields, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, Zurich 8092, Switzerland

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This paper reviews the work done by researchers at INRS and UBC in the field of integrated microwave photonics (IMWPs) using silicon based waveguide Bragg gratings (WBGs). The grating design methodology is discussed in detail, including practical device fabrication considerations. On-chip implementations of various fundamental photonic signal processing units, including Fourier transformers, Hilbert transformers, ultrafast pulse shapers etc., are reviewed. Recent progress on WBGs-based IMWP subsystems, such as true time delay elements, phase shifters, real time frequency identification systems, is also discussed.

Key words： silicon photonics ultrafast optical signal processing integrated microwave photonics (IMWPs)

收稿日期: 2018-03-19 出版日期: 2018-07-04

Corresponding Author(s): Lukas Chrostowski,José Azaña

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. [J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2018, 11(2): 163-188.
Saket KAUSHAL, Rui Cheng, Minglei Ma, Ajay Mistry, Maurizio Burla, Lukas Chrostowski, José Azaña. Optical signal processing based on silicon photonics waveguide Bragg gratings: review. Front. Optoelectron., 2018, 11(2): 163-188.

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