Super-Stable Optical Comb and Pulse Generation Using Electro-Optic Modulation

Author

Sakamoto, Takahide ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Tsuchiya, Masahiro ; Izutsu, Masayuki

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo

fYear

2007

fDate

23-25 July 2007

Firstpage

155

Lastpage

156

Abstract

We review a simple and highly-stable ultra-flat frequency comb generator employing a single-stage electro-optic Mach-Zehnder modulator. Synthesis of a picosecond/sub-picosecond pulse train from the frequency comb using linear/nonlinear pulse compression technique is also reported.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; nonlinear optics; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; highly-stable ultraflat frequency comb generator; linear pulse compression technique; nonlinear pulse compression technique; picosecond pulse train; single-stage electrooptic Mach-Zehnder modulator; subpicosecond pulse train; superstable optical comb; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; LiNbO3 optical modulator; Mach-Zehnder modulator; Optical comb generation; electro-optic modulation; ultra-short pulse generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2007 Digest of the

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

ISSN

1099-4742

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0926-8

Electronic_ISBN

1099-4742

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2007.4288379

Filename

4288379