Title :
Fiber ring based optical frequency comb generator with comb line spacing tunability
Author :
Shen, P. ; Gomes, N.J. ; Davies, P.A. ; Shillue, W.P. ; Huggard, P.G. ; Ellison, B.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Kent Univ., Canterbury, UK
Abstract :
A fiber ring based optical frequency comb generator with tunability in comb line spacing, fast tuning of 10 MHz per step with speed much better than 0.1 s, and a high coherence is demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; optical tuning; 10 MHz; comb line spacing tunability; fiber ring; optical frequency comb generator; Doped fiber amplifiers; Frequency; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical signal processing; Phase modulation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1527997