Title :
A repetition rate upgrade from 10 to 40 GHz for laser sources
Author :
Yiannopoulos, K. ; Vyrsokinos, K. ; Pleros, N. ; Bintjas, C. ; Houbavlis, T. ; Avramopoulos, H. ; Guekos, G.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
We demonstrate a simple method for upgrading the repetition rate of 10 GHz optical sources to 40 GHz. It employs a Fabry-Perot filter and the saturation properties of a semiconductor optical amplifier.
Keywords :
light sources; optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical saturation; optical transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 to 40 GHz; Fabry-Perot filter; laser sources; optical saturation properties; semiconductor optical amplifier; Costs; Masers; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248555
