Title :
A wavelength-tunable, 10-GHz, sub-500-fs optical pulse source based on square-wave-driven LiNbO3 modulator and comb-like profiled fiber
Author :
Ozeki, Y. ; Igarashi, K. ; Oguri, A. ; Takasaka, S. ; Sakano, M. ; Namiki, S.
Author_Institution :
PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan ozeki.yasuyuki@furukawa.co.jp
Abstract :
By driving a 20-Gb/s intensity modulator with a 5-GHz square-wave, we successfully generate a 10-GHz, 15-ps optical pulse train, which is compressed to sub-500 fs in the wavelength range from 1535 nm to 1560 nm.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Intensity modulation; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569699
