Title :
Picosecond pulse generation using low-driving-voltage MZM driven with step recovery diodes
Author :
Sakamoto, Takahide ; Morohashi, Isao ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Hosako, Iwao
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrated synthesis of picosecond pulse train from a continuous-wave laser source using low-driving-voltage Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) asymmetrically large-amplitude driven with step-recovery diodes, without using high-power driver amplifiers. 2-GHz, 5.2-ps pulse train was successfully generated.
Keywords :
charge storage diodes; laser beams; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; Mach-Zehnder modulator; asymmetrically large-amplitude driven; continuous-wave laser source; frequency 2 GHz; low-driving-voltage MZM driven; picosecond pulse generation; step recovery diode; time 5.2 ps; Diodes; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Stimulated emission; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (250.4110) Modulators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
