Dynamically tunable dispersion slope compensation using a virtually imaged phased array (VIPA)

13 November 2002

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

p. 2 pp.
https://doi.org/10.1109/leosst.2001.941952

Abstract

A virtually imaged phased array (VIPA) can perform dynamically tunable dispersion slope compensation. The tuning mechanism is the rotation of the diffraction grating that is used to provide wavelength separation for fixed dispersion slope compensation. The range of tunability is limited by the increase in loss due to the sub-optimal incident angle on the diffraction grating upon rotation.

Keywords

PHASED ARRAYS
MIRRORS
DIFFRACTION GRATINGS
FOCUSING
LENSES
SHAPE
EQUATIONS
CHROMATIC DISPERSION
OPTICAL DIFFRACTION
OPTICAL ARRAYS

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Large angular dispersion by a virtually imaged phased array and its application to a wavelength demultiplexer
Optics Letters, 1996