• DocumentCode
    1561997
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528700
  • Filename
    4528700