Title :
Photonic arbitrary waveform generator
Author :
Gehl, Michael ; Dapkus, Chris ; Siahmakoun, Azad
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Eng., Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technol., Terre Haute, IN, USA
Abstract :
An arbitrary waveform generator is demonstrated using WDM fiber-optic components. Cross-gain modulation method in a semiconductor optical amplifier is implemented to convert 3-bit digital words to an arbitrary analog waveform at a rate of 3 Gb/s.
Keywords :
digital-analogue conversion; optical fibres; optical information processing; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; waveform generators; wavelength division multiplexing; 3-bit digital words; WDM; arbitrary analog waveform; cross-gain modulation; digital-to-analog conversion; fiber-optic components; photonic arbitrary waveform generator; semiconductor optical amplifier; serial-to-parallel conversion; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Signal generators; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2009. MWP '09. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4788-6
