Title :
Discretely tunable free spectral range of a frequency comb by temporal phase modulation of a periodic pulse train
Author :
Malacarne, Antonio ; Azaña, José
Author_Institution :
Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate FSR tuning of a 10-GHz periodic frequency comb through spectral Talbot effect over a range of division factors from 2 to 9. Robustness to deviations in the phase modulation signal is analyzed.
Keywords :
Talbot effect; laser tuning; optical modulation; phase modulation; discretely tunable free spectral range; division factors; frequency 10 GHz; frequency comb; periodic pulse train; spectral Talbot effect; temporal phase modulation; Frequency conversion; Frequency modulation; Harmonic analysis; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
