Title :
An optical frequency comb generator as a broadband pulse source
Author :
Liu, Sheng ; Ng, Trina T. ; Richardson, David J. ; Petropoulos, Periklis
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We demonstrate the generation of wavelength tunable, 0.62 ps, near transform-limited pulses at a repetition rate of 20 GHz by combining an ultra-stable optical frequency comb generator with a delay line interferometer.
Keywords :
light interferometers; optical delay lines; optical pulse generation; optical tuning; broadband pulse source; delay line interferometer; near transform-limited pulses; repetition rate; ultra-stable optical frequency comb generator; wavelength tunable; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Frequency modulation; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Phase modulation; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; (230.6080) Sources; (320.5550) Pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
