All-optical broadcast and multicast technologies based on PPLN waveguide

All-optical 1 ×4 broadcast and 1 ×3 multicast experiments of a 40-Gb/s return-to-zero on-off keying （RZ- OOK） signal based on a periodically poled lithium niobate （PPLN） waveguide are demonstrated in this letter. Clear opened eye diagrams and error-free performance are achieved for the broadcast signals at 1541.3, 1543.7, 1548.5, and 1550.9 nm. Multicast technology uses cascaded second-harmonic generation and difference-frequency generation in a Ti：PPLN waveguide. An error-free operation with a negligible power penalty is achieved for the three wavelength-division multiplexing multicast signals at 1533, 1537, and 1541 nm.     

检测法布里-珀罗滤波器传输时延的谐振腔方法

提出一种谐振腔方案用于测量法布里-珀罗滤波器的光传输时延.将法布里-珀罗滤波器置于谐振腔中,根据谐振腔长与谐振频率的关系,将滤波器的传输延时量转化为谐振基频的减小量进行测量.实验测得谐振基频的变化量为0.167MHz,对应谐振腔长的变化量为3.570m.除去器件的尾纤等包装长度,滤波器的传输延时为1.542m.该方案不依赖于镜面反射系数、精细度等滤波器参数,可顺利测得光信号经过高精细度法布里-珀罗滤波器的传输时延,甚至可实现很小尺寸的滤波器时延测量.通过谱分析法测量得到延时量为1.581m,验证了实验结果的正确性.