Title :
Wavelength-tunable ultrashort optical pulse generation using Mach-Zehnder-modulator-based flat comb generator
Author :
Morohashi, I. ; Sakamoto, T. ; Sotobayashi, H. ; Kawanishi, T. ; Hosako, I. ; Tsuchiya, M.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei
Abstract :
Broadband wavelength tunable femtosecond pulse generation has been demonstrated using a Mach-Zehnder-modulator-based comb generator. 200 fs, 10 GHz pulses were generated in the wavelength range of 1545 to 1570 nm.
Keywords :
broadband networks; modulation; optical pulse generation; wavelength division multiplexing; Mach-Zehnder-modulator; broadband wavelength tunable femtosecond pulse generation; flat comb generator; frequency 10 GHz; optical time division multiplexing; wavelength-tunable ultrashort optical pulse generation; Chirp; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Space vector pulse width modulation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729462
