Multichannel Differential Group Delay Emulation and Compensation via a Phase Pulse Shaper

We developed a differential group delay (DGD) emulator which is based on a high spectral resolution phase pulse shaper. DGD generation has been demonstrated for up to four wavelength channels independently and simultaneously, with DGD accuracy of approximately 1 ps for up to 400-ps DGD range. For each channel, DGD versus frequency profiles can be arbitrarily programmed to user specifications. Multichannel DGD compensation has also been demonstrated using the same setup.