Title :
Optical frequency sweeper using a tunable injection-locking filter with transient response compensation
Author :
Ishikawa, M. ; Yasaka, H. ; Yoshikuni, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
More than 4000 optical frequencies can be generated by an optical frequency sweeper with high signal-to-noise ratio. A new control scheme of optical bandpass filter, tunable injection-locking filter, enables the sweeper to expand the sweep-frequency range.
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; compensation; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; transient response; wavelength division multiplexing; absolute-frequency light source; acousto-optic frequency shifter; control scheme; distributed Bragg reflector laser; expanded sweep-frequency range; frequency error; high signal-to-noise ratio; impulse response function; narrow-passband optical power regeneration; optical bandpass filter; optical frequency sweeper; optical pulse train; optical ring circuit; transient response compensation; tunable injection-locking filter; tunable laser; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength-channel density; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Frequency; Laser tuning; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Transient response; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967827
