DocumentCode
1568971
Title
Optical pulse train generation using modulator cascades
Author
Bachmann, D.J. ; Dagli, N. ; Calusdian, J. ; Pace, P.E. ; Powers, J.P.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Defence, Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA
fYear
2008
Firstpage
190
Lastpage
191
Abstract
This paper demonstrates a technique to generate an optical pulse train from a CW laser using a cascade of Mach-Zehnder modulators. Simulation and experimental results are presented.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; CW laser; Mach-Zehnder modulators; modulator cascades; optical pulse train generation; Amplitude modulation; Frequency; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Pulse width modulation; Space vector pulse width modulation; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1932-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688553
Filename
4688553
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