Title :
Optical pseudo-random bit sequence generator using a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator as a linear feedback shift register
Author :
Christen, Louis ; Yilmaz, Omer ; Nuccio, Scott ; Wu, Xiaoxia ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
We propose an optical pseudo-random-bit-sequence generator using a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator operating as a 2-input XOR gate. The output of the modulator is detected, amplified and fed back as the input to the two RF ports with suitable time delays, thereby forming an optical linear feedback shift register capable of generating an optical PRBS data stream.
Keywords :
binary sequences; optical feedback; optical modulation; shift registers; 2-input XOR gate; RF ports; dual drive Mach-Zehnder modulator; optical PRBS data stream; optical linear feedback; optical pseudo random bit sequence generator; shift register; time delays; Delay effects; High speed optical techniques; Linear feedback shift registers; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Polynomials; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688596
