Title :
Analysis of optical pulse train generation through filtering of an externally phase-modulated signal from a CW laser
Author :
Golovchenko, E.A. ; Menyuk, C.R. ; Carter, G.M. ; Mamyshev, P.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
fDate :
12/7/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present an analysis of pulse-train generation through the filtering of the signal from an externally phase-modulated CW laser, and determine the exact filtering conditions for high quality pulse train generation
Keywords :
laser beam applications; optical communication; optical filters; optical modulation; optical solitons; phase modulation; spectral line breadth; CW laser; externally phase-modulated signal; filtering conditions; optical pulse train generation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19951517
