Title :
Widely pulsewidth-tunable multiwavelength synchronized pulse generation utilizing a single SOA-based delayed interferometric switch
Author :
Matsuura, Motoharu ; Kishi, Naoto ; Miki, Tetsuya
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate a multiwavelength synchronized pulse generation, which utilizes a single semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based delayed interferometric switch. Simultaneous 16-channel pulse trains with wide pulsewidth tunability, up to the unity duty-ratio, have been successfully obtained at 10 Gb/s. The transmitter has a compact and functional configuration in comparison with supercontinuum light source.
Keywords :
light interferometry; optical fibre communication; optical pulse generation; optical switches; optical transmitters; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; synchronisation; telecommunication channels; 10 Gbit/s; SOA; delayed interferometric switch; multiwavelength synchronized pulse generation; pulsewidth tunability; semiconductor optical amplifier; supercontinuum light source; transmitter; unity duty-ratio; Delay; Frequency synchronization; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse generation; Signal generators; Space vector pulse width modulation; Switches; Wavelength converters; Nonlinear optics; optical frequency conversion; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.842792
