Title :
Generation of super-stable 40 GHz pulses from Fabry-Perot resonator integrated with electro-optic phase modulator
Author :
Kato, M. ; Fujiura, K. ; Kurihara, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
3/4/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple technique for converting a continuous-wave laser beam into a stable pulse train with high repetition frequency is demonstrated. The generated train is based on the synthesis of its Fourier spectrum which is composed of higher-order sidebands produced by a Fabry-Perot resonator integrated with an electro-optic phase modulator. Super-stable 40 GHz, transform-limited optical pulses are successfully generated.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; electro-optical modulation; optical pulse generation; phase modulation; 40 GHz; Fabry-Perot resonator; Fourier spectra; continuous wave laser beam; electro-optic phase modulator; higher order sidebands; optical pulses generation; pulse generation; pulse train;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040202
