Title :
Periodic Time-Domain Modulation for the Electrically Tunable Control of Optical Pulse Train Envelope and Repetition Rate Multiplication
Author :
Tainta, Santiago ; Erro, María José ; Amaya, Waldimar ; Garde, María J. ; Sales, Salvador ; Muriel, Miguel A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Public Univ. of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
Abstract :
An electrically tunable system for the control of optical pulse sequences is proposed and demonstrated. It is based on the use of an electrooptic modulator for periodic phase modulation followed by a dispersive device to obtain the temporal Talbot effect. The proposed configuration allows for repetition rate multiplication with different multiplication factors and with the simultaneous control of the pulse train envelope by simply changing the electrical signal driving the modulator. Simulated and experimental results for an input optical pulse train of 10 GHz are shown for different multiplication factors and envelope shapes.
Keywords :
Talbot effect; electro-optical modulation; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse shaping; electrically tunable control; electrooptic modulator; envelope shapes; frequency 10 GHz; multiplication factors; optical pulse train envelope; periodic phase modulation; periodic time-domain modulation; repetition rate multiplication; temporal Talbot effect; Dispersion; Electrooptic modulators; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Shape; Talbot effect; Optical fiber dispersion; optical pulse shaping; optical signal processing; temporal Talbot effect;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2011.2140092
