Title :
Validation of a simple, tunable-chirp 40-Gb/s RZ pulse carver using fulloptical field characterization
Author :
Dorrer, C. ; Winzer, P. ; Essiambre, R. ; Kang, I.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A simple, single-modulator solution for generating return-to-zero pulses with adjustable chirp and duty cycles between 33% and 67% is studied. The temporal phase and intensity of the pulses are measured at 40 Gbit/s using the spectrogram method.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; intensity measurement; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; optical tuning; phase measurement; spectrometers; 40 Gbit/s; fulloptical field characterization; pulse intensity measurement; return-to-zero pulse generation; single-modulator solution; spectrogram method; temporal pulse phase; tunable-chirp pulse carver; Arm; Chirp; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Radio frequency; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247524
