Broad wavelength-bandwidth optical sampling system using wavelength-tunable soliton pulses

Author

Nogiwa, Seiji ; Yamada, Nobuhide ; Ohta, Hiroshi

Author_Institution

Ando Electr. Co. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

533

Lastpage

534

Abstract

Summary form only given. We have developed an optical sampling system with a broad wavelength-bandwidth by using a wavelength-tunable soliton pulse and a periodically poled LiNbO₃ (PPLN) crystal. The wavelength of the optical sampling pulse could be changed from 1560 nm to 1980 nm, and the wavelength-bandwidth of this system was greater than 100 nm. The wavelength-bandwidth is almost wide enough to cover optical signals in the S, C, and L bands. The sum-frequency generation (SFG) conversion efficiency is 1.86×10^-3 W^-1, the temporal resolution is 670 fs and the system jitter 300 fs. This sampling system will enable the waveforms of ultrahigh-speed OTDM signals within a broad wavelength-bandwidth range to be measured with high sensitivity.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; optical frequency conversion; optical solitons; optical tuning; optical variables measurement; signal sampling; time division multiplexing; timing jitter; waveform analysis; 1560 to 1980 nm; C band; L band; LiNbO₃; PPLN crystal; S band; broad wavelength-bandwidth; broad wavelength-bandwidth optical sampling system; high sensitivity; sum-frequency generation conversion efficiency; system jitter; temporal resolution; ultrahigh-speed OTDM signals; wavelength-tunable soliton pulses; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical solitons; Sampling methods; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036537

Filename

1036537