Title :
Timing jitter characteristics of ultrashort optical pulse generator using Mach-Zehnder-modulator-based flat comb generator
Author :
Morohashi, Isao ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Sotobayashi, Hideyuki ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Hosako, Iwao
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
We report on timing jitter characteristics of ultrashort pulse trains generated by a Mach-Zehnder-modulator-based flat comb generator. By phase noise measurements, the rms timing jitter of the pulse generator was estimated to be 70 fs.
Keywords :
optical modulation; optical pulse generation; phase noise; timing jitter; Mach-Zehnder-modulator; flat comb generator; phase noise measurements; timing jitter characteristics; ultrashort optical pulse generator; ultrashort pulse trains; Character generation; Noise measurement; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase estimation; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
