Title :
Generation of optical pulses with continuously tunable pulsewidth using SOA-based fiber loop mirror
Author :
Fu, Songnian ; Zhong, Wen-De ; Shum, P. ; Lin, Chinlong
Author_Institution :
Network Technol. Res. Centre, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We present a method to generate optical pulse trains with tunable pulsewidth and wavelength using SOA-based fiber loop mirror. The pulsewidth of 5 GHz pulse is continuously tuned from 83 ps to 18 ps.
Keywords :
mirrors; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; continuously tunable pulsewidth; fiber loop mirror; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Mirrors; Optical attenuators; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5219749
