Design and performance of high-speed optical pulse-code generators using optical fiber Bragg gratings

Author

Town, Graham E. ; Chan, Kevin ; Yoffe, Gideon

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia

Volume

5

Issue

5

fYear

1999

Firstpage

1325

Lastpage

1331

Abstract

The application of optical fiber Bragg grating filters to all-optical pulse-code generation was investigated. We report the design, fabrication, and testing of Bragg grating structures that convert a single picosecond input pulse into a train of output pulses, each with defined amplitude and timing. Experimental results are presented in which single 1.8 ps input pulses from a mode-locked fiber laser were efficiently converted into a “1101” optical codeword comprising a train of similar pulses, each separated by 11.1 ps

Keywords

Bragg gratings; encoding; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre filters; optical fibre testing; optical information processing; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; pulse code modulation; 1.8 ps; 1101 optical codeword; Bragg grating structures; all-optical pulse-code generation; amplitude; design; fabrication; high-speed optical pulse-code generators; input pulses; mode-locked fiber laser; optical codeword; optical fiber Bragg grating filters; optical fiber Bragg gratings; output pulse train; single picosecond input pulse; testing; timing; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; High speed optical techniques; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.806757

Filename

806757