Title :
Flat 11 Phase-locked Channels Optical Comb Generator using Low-Drive Voltage Modulators
Author :
Healy, T. ; Gunning, F. C Garcia ; Ellis, A.D. ; Bull, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork
Abstract :
This paper proposes and experimentally demonstrates the use of cascaded polarisation mode converter based modulators for the generation of flat optical frequency combs, and have experimentally demonstrated an 11 line comb with a frequency spacing of 42.6 GHz.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical communication equipment; wavelength division multiplexing; cascaded polarisation mode converter; flat 11 phase-locked channels; frequency spacing; low-drive voltage modulators; optical comb generator; optical frequency combs; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Power generation; Radio frequency; Shape control; Signal generators; Voltage; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386456
