Title :
Generation of transform-limited optical pulses at 10 GHz using an electroabsorption modulator and a chirped fibre Bragg grating
Author :
Guy, M.J. ; Chernikov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Moodie, D.G. ; Kashyap, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
fDate :
4/13/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Transform-limited pulses of 5-6 ps have been generated at 10 GHz using an electroabsorption modulator in conjunction with a dispersive transmission filter based on a chirped fibre Bragg grating. This method is compact, controllable and incorporates minimal fibre lengths
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibres; 10 GHz; 5 to 6 ps; chirped fibre Bragg grating; dispersive transmission filter; electroabsorption modulator; optical pulse generation; transform-limited pulse generation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950457
