Title :
Generation of short pulses from CW light by influence of crossphase modulation (CPM) in optical fibres
Author :
Schadt, D. ; Jaskorzynska, B.
Author_Institution :
Institute of Optical Research, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
We demonstrate that crossphase modulation, imposed by a train of pulses on a weak CW signal in the wavelength region of anomalous fibre dispersion, can induce the generation of short pulses (~1 ps) at the signal wavelength
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical modulation; 1 ps; CW light; anomalous fibre dispersion; crossphase modulation; optical fibres; picosecond light pulse generation; short pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870761
