Title :
High dynamic range characterization of waveform and frequency-chirp of pico-second pulses based on the precise measurement of group delay in optical frequency domain
Author :
Ozeki, Yasuyuki ; Takushima, Yuichi ; Kikuchi, K.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We propose a technique to characterize pico-second pulses based on the precise measurement of group-delay in the optical frequency domain. In the experiment, a high dynamic range of over 46 dB is achieved by drift cancellation.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; delays; high-speed optical techniques; optical modulation; optical variables measurement; phase detectors; signal processing; 46 dB; drift cancellation; frequency chirp; high dynamic range characterization; optical frequency domain; pico-second pulses; precise group delay measurement; waveform chirp; Band pass filters; Dynamic range; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Propagation delay; Pulse measurements; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248529
