Title :
Ultra-low jitter optical pulse source using soliton-effect compression
Author :
McDonald, G.J. ; Kane, M.J. ; Seeds, A.J.
Author_Institution :
QinetiQ, Malvern, UK
Abstract :
We present electronically tuneable ultrastable optical clock pulses with repetition rates of 2 GHz and higher, using soliton compression through single mode fibre to compress the output from a Mach-Zehnder amplitude modulator. Pulses of duration 10-15 ps and stability < 167 fs (Δf = 100 Hz-10 MHz) have been demonstrated.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; timing jitter; 10 to 15 ps; 2 GHz; Mach-Zehnder amplitude modulator; electronically tuneable ultrastable optical clock pulses; single mode fibre; soliton-effect compression; stability; ultralow jitter optical pulse source; Amplitude modulation; Distributed feedback devices; Frequency; Laser radar; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8491-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396852
