• DocumentCode
    1157601
  • Title

    Precisely spaced multiwavelength light source using pulsed serrodyne modulation in amplified circulating loop

  • Author

    Sanjoh, H. ; Tomita, I. ; Yoshikuni, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    2/20/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    392
  • Lastpage
    394
  • Abstract
    A pulsed serrodyne modulation achieves a large frequency shift of 60 GHz. The successive frequency shifts by this modulation in an optical ring circuit having the loop gain of unity generates more than 100 carriers with precise 12.5 GHz spacing.
  • Keywords
    optical modulation; optical transmitters; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM systems; amplified circulating loop; carrier frequency; frequency shift; loop gain; multiwavelength light source; optical ring circuit; pulsed serrodyne modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030275
  • Filename
    1184088