@article{3796125393d74193a66b10eac331a1ea,
title = "Generation of ultrafast pulse sequences with arrayed waveguide grating multiplexers subjected to modulated external stress",
abstract = "We demonstrate a novel approach to generation of sequences of ultrafast pulses in which external stress is applied to arrayed waveguide grating multiplexers using a corrugated pattern. Stress applied to the grating region modifies the free spectral range resulting in modulation of the response spectrum with the corresponding sequence of ultrafast pulses at each output channel of the device. The repetition rate, number, and width of the pulses within the sequence are determined by the corrugation length and the period of the pattern.",
keywords = "Optical pulse shaping, Planar waveguides, Stress, Ultrafast optics, Wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM)",
author = "A. Krishnan and {Grave de Peralta}, L. and H. Temkin and Bernussi, {A. A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Manuscript received January 5, 2006; revised February 20, 2006. This work was supported by the Jack F. Maddox Foundation. A. Krishnan, H. Temkin, and A. A. Bernussi are with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA. L. Grave de Peralta is with Multipass Corporation, Lubbock, TX 79401 USA. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/LPT.2006.874733 Fig. 1. Schematics of the pulse shaper apparatus that consists of an R-AWG and a corrugated pattern subjected to external stress. C, S, and G stand for coupler, slab, and grating, respectively.",
year = "2006",
month = may,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1109/LPT.2006.874733",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
pages = "1158--1160",
journal = "IEEE Photonics Technology Letters",
issn = "1041-1135",
number = "10",
}