• DocumentCode
    1009168
  • Title

    Ultraflat Optical Comb Generation by Phase-Only Modulation of Continuous-Wave Light

  • Author

    Ozharar, S. ; Quinlan, F. ; Ozdur, I. ; Gee, S. ; Delfyett, P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Central Florida Univ., Orlando
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    38
  • Abstract
    We propose a theory and experimentally verify ultraflat comb generation by dual-sine-wave phase-only modulation. This novel approach requires a single optical element and is very practical and efficient in terms of both power budget and bandwidth. Using this approach, we have generated two optical spectra, one with 11 comb lines and 1.9-dB flatness and the other with 9 comb lines and 0.8-dB flatness.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; optical elements; optical modulation; phase modulation; continuous-wave light; dual-sine-wave phase-only modulation; single optical element; ultraflat optical comb generation; Amplitude modulation; Bandwidth; Continuous phase modulation; Frequency; Integrated optics; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Continuous-wave (CW) modulation; optical frequency comb; phase modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2007.910755
  • Filename
    4402986