Abstract

A coherent optical transversal filter with a tapped delay-line structure is described. Utilizing phase information this filter can express arbitrary tap coefficients (including general complex numbers) by coherently combining tapped signals. Experimental filters using silica-based single-mode optical waveguides, monolithically integrated on silicon substrates were developed for stable and high-speed operation. Experimental results demonstrate the operating capabilities of the filters for high-speed signal processing. The operating bandwidth was experimentally estimated. Degradation of the frequency characteristics due to both deviation of fiber fabricating parameters and errors in setting tap-coefficients has been estimated theoretically.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>

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