• DocumentCode
    2059714
  • Title

    Synchronized generation of microwave DC-free sinusoids from a free-running pulsed laser for electro-optic signal processing

  • Author

    Park, Yongwoo ; Ahn, Tae-Jung ; Li, Fangxin ; Azaña, José

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci. - Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Varennes, QC
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate fiber-based generation of optically reconfigurable DC-free microwave wave-packets precisely synchronized with a free-running pulsed laser. This technique is particularly interesting for EO modulation - based pulse processing and measurement applications.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; laser beams; microwave photonics; optical information processing; radio-over-fibre; EO modulation; electro-optic signal processing; free-running pulsed laser; microwave DC-free sinusoids; pulse measurement applications; radio-over-fiber network; synchronized fiber-based generation; Fiber lasers; Lasers and electrooptics; Masers; Microwave generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical signal processing; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Signal generators; Signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Brussels
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2227-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2228-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729441
  • Filename
    4729441