1.8-THz bandwidth, zero-frequency error, tunable optical comb generator for DWDM applications

Author

Bennett, S. ; Cai, B. ; Burr, E. ; Gough, O. ; Seeds, A.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK

Volume

11

Issue

5

fYear

1999

fDate

5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

551

Lastpage

553

Abstract

We report on the experimental realization of a simple optical comb generator, based on phase modulation within an amplified fiber loop, which offers exact referencing to an arbitrary supplied reference frequency and tunable comb-line spacing. At a reference wavelength of 1529 nm up to 103 comb lines within a 40-dB power envelope were generated with spacings adjustable from 1 to 25 GHz, limited only by the bandwidth of the phase modulator.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; optical communication equipment; optical tuning; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 1 to 25 GHz; 1529 nm; DWDM applications; THz bandwidth; amplified fiber loop; arbitrary supplied reference frequency; exact referencing; phase modulation; phase modulator bandwidth; power envelope; reference wavelength; simple optical comb generator; tunable comb-line spacing; tunable optical comb generator; zero-frequency error; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical variables control; Phase modulation; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.759395

Filename

759395