Title :
Sub-Picosecond Optical Pulse Generation Using AOWG
Author :
Krause, David J ; Cartledge, J.C. ; Roberts, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´s Univ., Kingston, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A simple method based on arbitrary optical waveform generation is presented for generating sub- picosecond pulses. The method uses standard optical components and demonstrates a novel and flexible way to generate narrow pulses.
Keywords :
optical elements; optical pulse generation; waveform generators; AOWG; arbitrary optical waveform generation; optical components; sub-picosecond optical pulse generation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528700
