Title :
Beyond 40-GHz Return-to-Zero Optical Pulse-Train Generation Using a Phase Modulator and Polarization-Maintaining Fiber
Author :
Yu, C. ; Pan, Z. ; Luo, T. ; Wang, Y. ; Christen, L. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore
Abstract :
We demonstrate chirp-free high-speed return-to-zero optical pulse-train generation with a repetition rate of 40 and 80GHz using a phase modulator driven by an electrical clock at half frequency and a single piece of polarization-maintaining fiber
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; phase modulation; 40 GHz; 80 GHz; phase modulator; polarization-maintaining fiber; return-to-zero optical pulse-train generation; Clocks; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation; Optical fiber communication; optical pulses;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.889019
