Title :
Coherent optical communications & signal processing using optical frequency combs
Author :
Lee, W. ; Choi, M. ; Ozharar, S. ; Izadpanah, H. ; Delfyett, P.J. ; Etemad, S. ; Menendez, R.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses use of optical frequency combs generated by modelocked semiconductor lasers for coherent photonic signal processing applications. Targeted applications lie in areas of metrology, optical sampling, arbitrary waveform generation and communications using coherent detection.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical information processing; semiconductor lasers; signal sampling; modelocked semiconductor lasers; optical communications; optical frequency combs; optical sampling; photonic signal processing; signal processing; waveform generation; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Laser modes; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528069
