Multi-gigabit short pulse generation from integrated DBR laser/modulators

Author

Froberg, N. ; Raybon, G. ; Johnson, A.M. ; Chen, Y.K. ; Tanbun-Ek, T. ; Logan, R.A. ; Tate, A. ; Sargent, A.M. ; Wecht, K. ; Sciortino, P.F., Jr. ; Koren, U. ; Miller, B.I. ; Young, M.G. ; Chien, M.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., USA

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1994

Firstpage

188

Abstract

The generation of short optical pulses at 1.5 μm is a key issue in future communications systems. Recently, a new approach to pulse generation has been reported in which the output ofa CW laser is converted to nearly transform limited pulses by a sinusoidally driven electro-absorption modulator. This simple technique is readily integrated and provides flexibility in both operating frequency and wavelength, an important asset for soliton and optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) applications

Keywords

optical solitons; 1.5 mum; CW laser; TDM; communications systems; integrated DBR laser/modulators; multi-gigabit short pulse generation; nearly transform limited pulses; operating frequency; optical soliton communications; optical time division multiplexing; pulse generation; short optical pulses; sinusoidally driven electro-absorption modulator; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Integrated optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Time division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1470-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1994.586422

Filename

586422