Title :
High-sensitivity spectrographic method for characterizing picosecond optical pulses and data modulators
Author :
Dorrer, Christophe ; Kang, Inuk
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a new spectrographic method for the simultaneous temporal characterization of optical pulses and modulators. Optical pulse trains as weak as -40 dBm and the switching dynamics of an electroabsorption modulator are characterized with picosecond resolution.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; high-speed optical techniques; sensitivity; spectroscopy; data modulators; electroabsorption modulator; high-sensitivity spectrographic method; optical modulators; optical pulse trains; optical pulses; picosecond optical pulses; picosecond resolution; switching dynamics; temporal characterization; Delay; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036785
