Title :
Generation of frequency synthesized lightwave pulses by an amplified fiber-optic loop with a high-speed phase modulator
Author :
Shimizu, K. ; Horiguchi, T. ; Koyamada, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Broadband absolute frequency synthesis of over 1.4 THz with a 10 GHz spacing is demonstrated for pulsed coherent lightwaves. It is based on the recirculation of a rectangular pulse around an amplified fiber-optic loop with a high-speed external phase modulator, an acousto-optic (AO) frequency shifter and a high-finesse Fabry-Perot etalon for spectral reshaping.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; acousto-optical devices; frequency synthesizers; infrared sources; optical fibres; optical modulation; phase modulation; pulse generators; 1.4 THz; Fabry-Perot etalon; acousto-optic frequency shifter; amplified fiber-optic loop; broadband absolute frequency synthesis; frequency synthesized lightwave pulses; high-speed phase modulator; pulsed coherent lightwaves; recirculation; rectangular pulse; spectral reshaping; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency modulation; Frequency synthesizers; High speed optical techniques; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3129-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1996.660355
