Ideal distortion-free transmission using optical Fourier transformation and Fourier transform-limited optical pulses

Author

Nakazawa, Masataka ; Hirooka, Toshihiko ; Futami, Fumio ; Watanabe, Shigeki

Author_Institution

Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan

Volume

16

Issue

4

fYear

2004

fDate

4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1059

Lastpage

1061

Abstract

A new scheme for undistorted ideal pulse transmission is proposed that uses optical Fourier transformation (OFT) and transform-limited (TL) pulses. The technique focuses on the unchanged spectrum of the Fourier TL pulse after transmission, and at the output we convert the unchanged spectrum to the time domain using OFT. The transformed waveform in the time domain has no distortion. To show the effectiveness of this technique, we undertook a third-order dispersion elimination experiment. The results agree well with the theory.

Keywords

Fourier transform optics; high-speed optical techniques; optical distortion; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; time-domain analysis; Fourier transform-limited optical pulses; distortion-free transmission; ideal pulse transmission; optical Fourier transformation; optical phase modulation; optical pulse transmission; third-order dispersion elimination experiment; transformed waveform; Frequency domain analysis; Lenses; Optical distortion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Timing jitter;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2004.824969

Filename

1281870