Abstract
A 13-wavelength channel 10-GHz pulse source is demonstrated using a method incorporating a dispersion-imbalanced fiber loop mirror and an arrayed waveguide grating. The output high quality pulses are 5 ps wide with the pedestal suppression in excess of 25 dB.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1659-1661 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1999 |
Funding
Manuscript received July 6, 1999; revised September 7, 1999. This work was supported by the ACTS AC067 HIGHWAY Project and by the U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The work of J. Bainbridge was supported by Nortel Technology. I. Y. Khrushchev, J. D. Bainbridge, I. H. White, and R. V. Penty are with the Centre for Communications Research, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TR, U.K. J. E. A. Whiteaway is with Nortel Technology, Harlow CM17 9NA, U.K. Publisher Item Identifier S 1041-1135(99)09493-8.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering