Title :
40 GHz Bright and Dark Parabolic Pulse Generation Using a Picosecond Optical Pulse Source and a 64-channel AWG
Author :
Hirooka, Toshihiko ; Nakazawa, Masataka ; Okamoto, K.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
40 GHz parabolic pulse generation by the spectral manipulation of a picosecond optical pulse is demonstrated. Bright and dark parabolic pulses were generated from a mode-locked fiber laser using a 64-channel AWG pulse shaper.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; laser mode locking; optical fibre communication; optical pulse generation; 64-channel arrayed-waveguide grating pulse shaper; bright parabolic pulse generation; dark parabolic pulse generation; frequency 40 GHz; mode-locked fiber laser; Chirp; Frequency; Optical distortion; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation;
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.2008.4528579
