Title :
Optical frequency comb generation using asymmetrically Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Sakamoto, Takahide ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Izutsu, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Information & Commun. Technol., Tokyo
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate optical frequency comb generation with good spectral flatness, using a conventional Mach-Zehnder modulator asymmetrically dual-driven by large-amplitude sinusoidal signals with different amplitudes. 120-GHz bandwidth, 10-GHz spacing frequency comb was experimentally generated
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; optical materials; 120 GHz; asymmetrically Mach-Zehnder modulator; large-amplitude sinusoidal signals; optical frequency comb generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
