Title :
Rectangular pulse generation based on pulse reshaping using a superstructured fiber Bragg grating
Author :
Petropoulos, P. ; Ibsen, M. ; Ellis, A.D. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a technique for the shaping of short pulses based on the use of superstructured fiber Bragg gratings (SSFBGs). We apply this technique to demonstrate the generation of 20-ps rectangular pulses by phase and amplitude profiling of 2.5-ps soliton pulses. Numerical calculations validate our experimental findings
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibre communication; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; optical solitons; 2.5 ps; 20 ps; amplitude profiling; phase profiling; ps rectangular pulses; ps soliton pulses; pulse reshaping; rectangular pulse generation; short pulse shaping; superstructured fiber Bragg grating; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gratings; Optical control; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
