Title :
160-GHz pulse generator using a 40-GHz phase modulator and PM fiber
Author :
Yu, C. ; Pan, Z. ; Luo, T. ; Kumar, S. ; Yan, L.-S. ; Zhang, B. ; Zhang, L. ; Wang, Y. ; Adler, M. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate chirp-free CS-RZ pulse generation with a repetition rate of 160 GHz using a phase modulator driven by a 40 GHz clock and two low-cost polarization-maintaining fibers. The unwanted low frequency tones are suppressed by more than 15 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; phase modulation; 160 GHz; 40 GHz; PM fiber; chirp-free CS-RZ pulse generation; phase modulator; polarization-maintaining fibers; pulse generator; unwanted low frequency tone suppression; Chirp; Clocks; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193004
