Title :
Generation of 1500-tone, 120nm-wide ultraflat frequency comb by single CW source
Author :
Ataie, Vahid ; Kuo, B.P.-P. ; Myslivets, Evgeny ; Radic, Stojan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
Dense 1500-tone frequency comb is derived from a single CW laser. Sub-2dB flatness was measured over 120 nm, with 40 dB optical signal-to-noise-ratio. The new generator uses regenerative shock formation prior to parametric mixing process.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; continuous wave laser; parametric mixing process; regenerative shock formation; single continuous wave source; tone generation; ultraflat frequency comb; Fiber nonlinear optics; Mixers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical mixing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
