Title :
Generation of 6.3 ps optical pulses at a 10 GHz repetition rate using a packaged electroabsorption modulator and dispersion compensating fibre
Author :
Moodie, Dave G. ; Ellis, A.D. ; Ford, C.W.
Author_Institution :
BT Labs., Ipswich
fDate :
9/29/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Sinusoidal modulation of an MQW InGaAsP/InGaAsP EA modulator at a 10 GHz repetition rate was used to generate optical pulses of width as low as 7 ps. Pulses were linearly compressed using 400 m of dispersion compensating fibre and approximately transform limited pulses of 6.3 ps width were measured
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical devices; electroabsorption; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical modulation; 10 GHz; 400 m; 6.3 ps; InGaAsP-InGaAsP; MQW InGaAsP/InGaAsP EA modulator; dispersion compensating fibre; linear compression; optical pulse generation; packaged electroabsorption modulator; repetition rate; sinusoidal modulation; transform limited pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941115
