Title :
Width and wavelength-tunable optical RZ pulse generation and RZ-to-NRZ format conversion at 10 GHz using spectral line-by-line control
Author :
Jiang, Zhi ; Leaird, Daniel E. ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a method for tunable optical return-to-zero (RZ) pulse generation with large tunable wavelength range (1532∼1562 nm) and pulsewidth range (∼3-50 ps) at 10 GHz based on spectral line-by-line pulse shaping of a wavelength-tunable mode-locked laser. All-optical RZ-to-nonreturn-to-zero format conversion is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; optical tuning; 10 GHz; RZ-to-NRZ format conversion; laser mode locking; optical RZ pulse generation; pulsewidth tuning; spectral line-by-line pulse shaping; wavelength tuning; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical solitons; Pulse generation; Pulse shaping methods; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength conversion; Format conversion; line-by-line pulse shaping; mode-locked laser; nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ); optical fiber communication; return-to-zero (RZ);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.858077
