Title :
Optical arbitrary waveform generation and characterization using spectral line-by-line control
Author :
Jiang, Zhi ; Leaird, Daniel E. ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
fDate :
7/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper demonstrates optical arbitrary waveform generation (O-AWG) and its characterization using spectral line-by-line control with high-resolution grating-based pulse shapers. Such integrated capabilities are the enabling techniques for high-fidelity O-AWG.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; spectral line breadth; high-resolution grating; mode-locked laser; optical arbitrary waveform generation; optical pulse shapers; optical waveform characterization; spectral line-by-line control; Character generation; Frequency; Optical control; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical sensors; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Pulse shaping methods; Shape control; Frequency comb; mode-locked laser; optical arbitrary waveform generation (O-AWG); pulse characterization; pulse shaping;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2006.874661
