Title :
Generation of 10-GHz, 2-ps optical pulse train with high extinction ratio and low timing jitter from a continuous wave tunable over the entire C band
Author :
Igarashi, K. ; Katoh, K. ; Kikuchi, K.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate 10-GHz, 2-ps optical-pulse generation in the C band from a CW light. The high quality of optical pulses in terms of timing jitter and extinction ratio enables 160-Gb/s applications of our pulse generator.
Keywords :
extinction coefficients; fibre lasers; laser beams; optical communication equipment; optical pulse generation; pulse generators; timing jitter; 10 GHz; 160 Gbit/s; 2 ps; C band; continuous wave light; extinction ratio; optical pulse quality; optical pulse train generation; pulse generator; timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
