Title :
SOA-based filter-free scheme for optical ultrawideband monocycle generation
Author :
Xinliang Zhang ; Jianji Dong ; Jing Xu ; Yang Wang ; Dexiu Huang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Optoelectron. Sci. & Eng., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
We present SOA-based filter-free scheme for optical ultrawideband monocycle generation. Input power dynamic range larger than 16 dB and wavelength-tunable range covering C-band are achieved. Two SOAs with different dynamics are compared in generating UWB signals.
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical communication equipment; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultra wideband communication; C-band; SOA-based filter-free scheme; frequency 4 GHz to 8 GHz; input power dynamic range; optical ultrawideband monocycle generation; wavelength-tunable range; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal generators; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528105
