DocumentCode
381577
Title
Repetition rate multiplication of optical pulses using fiber Bragg gratings
Author
Berger, N.K. ; Levit, B. ; Atkins, S. ; Fischer, B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fYear
2002
fDate
17-22 Mar 2002
Firstpage
659
Lastpage
660
Abstract
In this paper, a simple method for repetition rate multiplication of optical pulses using a number of fiber Bragg gratings is demonstrated, where the required positioning accuracy in the grating formation was only 1 μm. The lack of narrow passbands in the proposed method, provides stability for the multiplied pulses. We propose a simple method of control for each of the gratings in the writing process. We also demonstrate the use of true repetition rate multiplication for compensation of fiber dispersion.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; compensation; high-speed optical techniques; measurement errors; optical fibre dispersion; fiber Bragg gratings; fiber dispersion compensation; grating formation; optical pulses; positioning accuracy; repetition rate multiplication; true repetition rate multiplication; writing process; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Holographic optical components; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Polymers; Pulse modulation; Surface emitting lasers;
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.2002.1036630
Filename
1036630
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