Title :
Novel optical frequency comb synthesis using optical feedback
Author :
Coppin, Pol ; Hodgkinson, T.G.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
An optical frequency synthesiser configured as a loop comprising a frequency translator and an amplifier, is proposed and demonstrated for the first time. Generated comb spectra show that the number of teeth observed increases dramatically as the loop losses approach zero.
Keywords :
feedback; frequency synthesizers; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical losses; amplifier; comb spectra; comb synthesis; frequency translator; loop configuration; loop losses; multichannel coherent optical fibre transmission; optical communication; optical feedback; optical frequency synthesiser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900019
