Title :
3.7 ps pulse generation at ⩾30 GHz by dual-drive electroabsorption modulator
Author :
Kaman, V. ; Chiu, Yi-Jen ; Zhang, S.Z. ; Bowers, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fDate :
6/22/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors describe optical short pulse generation at frequencies ⩾30 GHz by a dual-drive scheme of a high-saturation power travelling-wave electroabsorption modulator. Sub-4ps almost transform-limited pulses are achieved with >20 dB dynamic extinction ratio and low polarisation sensitivity
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; light polarisation; optical communication equipment; pulse generators; time division multiplexing; 3.7 ps; 30 GHz; dual-drive electroabsorption modulator; dynamic extinction ratio; high-saturation power travelling-wave modulator; optical short pulse generation; polarisation sensitivity; transform-limited pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000817
