Repetition rate and center wavelength-tunable optical pulse generation using an optical comb generator and a high-resolution arrayed-waveguide grating

Author

Mandai, Kohei ; Miyamoto, Daisuke ; Suzuki, Takanori ; Tsuda, Hiroyuki ; Aizawa, Koichi ; Kurokawa, Takashi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

18

Issue

5

fYear

2006

fDate

3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

679

Lastpage

681

Abstract

Optical pulse generation using an optical comb generator and a high-resolution arrayed-waveguide grating with 30 integrated phase and amplitude modulators is successfully demonstrated. The repetition rate and the center wavelength of the Gaussian pulse train can be controlled from 9.7 to 10.3 GHz and from 1527 to 1565 nm, respectively.

Keywords

arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; 1527 to 1565 nm; 9.7 to 10.3 GHz; Gaussian pulse train; arrayed-waveguide grating; center wavelength-tunable pulse train; high-resolution grating; integrated amplitude modulators; integrated phase modulators; optical comb generator; optical pulse generation; repetition rate-tunable pulse train; Amplitude modulation; Gratings; Integrated optics; Optical arrays; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Phased arrays; Pulse modulation; Arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG); optical frequency comb; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.870060

Filename

1597294