Ultrahigh-bit-rate optical sources and applications

被引:9
作者
Chernikov, SV [1 ]
Kashyap, R [1 ]
Guy, MJ [1 ]
Moodie, DG [1 ]
Taylor, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] BT LABS, IPSWICH IP5 7RE, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
来源
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES | 1996年 / 354卷 / 1708期
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10.1098/rsta.1996.0026
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Various techniques are described for the generation of high repetition rate high-quality soliton pulse trains in the range 10 GHz-1 THz. Emphasis is placed on the technique of nonlinear conversion of an optical beat signal in dispersion-modified fibre. This can be achieved by a number of methods, including tapered or dispersion-decreasing fibre, step-like dispersion-profiled fibre and comb-like dispersion-profiled fibre. In addition, self-Raman scattering has been demonstrated as a powerful technique for ultrashort pulse generation and excellent mark space ratio operation. Techniques based on phase-modulated sideband extraction and direct modulation using electroabsorption modulators operating in the 10-60 GHz regime are also described.
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