Title :
Optical comb and pulse generation from CW light
Author :
Sakamoto, Takahide
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
Recent progress in compact optical comb/pulse sources is reviewed, mainly focusing on electro-optic synthesizing methods from a CW light. The features, applications, challenges are discussed comparing with other technologies like mode-locked lasers.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; optical pulse generation; CW light; electro-optic synthesizing methods; mode-locked lasers; optical comb; pulse generation; pulse sources; High speed optical techniques; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
