Title :
Pulse generation through optical switching in phase driven loop mirror
Author :
Okhotnikov, O.G. ; Araujo, F.M.
Author_Institution :
Centro de Optoelectron., Inst. de Engenharia de Sistema e Computadores, Porto, Portugal
fDate :
12/7/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate a new pulse-shaping technique using optical switching in a loop mirror caused by nonreciprocal modulation-induced phase shift. It is shown that chirp-free dark and bright pulses can be generated from a single-frequency signal
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; optical communication; optical modulation; optical switches; phase modulation; pulse generators; nonreciprocal modulation-induced phase shift; optical pulse generation; optical switching; phase driven loop mirror; pulse-shaping technique;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19951501
