Title :
UWB Monocycle Generator Based on the Non-Linear Effects of an SOA-Integrated Structure
Author :
Moreno, Valentin ; Rius, Manuel ; Mora, Javier ; Muriel, Miguel A ; Capmany, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Tecnol. Fotonica y Bioingenieria, Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
In this letter, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel and single structure to generate ultra-wideband (UWB) pulses by means of the cross-phase modulation present in a semiconductor optical amplifier unified structure. The key components of this system is an integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer with two semiconductor optical amplifiers and an optical processing unit. The fusion of these two components permits the generation and customization of UWB monocycle pulses. The polarity of the output pulses is easily modified through the single selection of a specific input port. Moreover, the capacity of transmitting several data sequences is demonstrated and the potentiality to adapt the system to different modulation formats is analyzed.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; data communication; integrated optics; microwave photonics; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultra wideband communication; SOA-integrated structure; UWB monocycle generator; UWB monocycle pulse customization; UWB monocycle pulse generation; cross-phase modulation; data sequence transmission; integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; nonlinear effects; optical processing unit; semiconductor optical amplifier unified structure; ultrawideband pulse generation; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Microwave photonics; optical communications; optical interferometry; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultra wideband technology;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2014.2302319
