Title :
Self-starting, high-repetition rate picosecond pulse generation using stimulated Brillouin scattering in optical fibers
Author :
Tang, W.W. ; Shu, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate a self-starting optical-pulse source at 10 GHz using an optoelectronic-oscillator based on an EML. The RF-component is generated from stimulated-Brillouin-scattering in optical fiber. Different types of optical fibers are used respectively to generate optical pulses at different repetition rates.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical fibres; optical pulse generation; optoelectronic devices; oscillators; semiconductor lasers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; 10 GHz; EML; RF-component; optical fiber; optical pulse generation; optoelectronic-oscillator; self-starting optical-pulse source; stimulated-Brillouin-scattering; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Pulse generation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192500
