Abstract
Multiwavelength high-repetition-rate return-to-zero (RZ) optical pulse sources are becoming increasingly important for use in wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) networks. Recently, it is demonstrated that a novel self-starting electroabsorption modulator (EAM)-based optoelectronic oscillator (EAM-OEO) that converts a single CW inpout into a 10 GHz-rate optical pulse stream with the lowest timing jitter reported to date for self-starting sources. This paper reports on the use of an advanced version of the EAM-OEO to convert multiple independent CW input lasers into synchronized 10 GHz-rate optical pulse streams for use in the C, L, and U-bands of the fiber-optic communication spectrum.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 473-474 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS |
Volume | 2 |
State | Published - 2003 |
Event | 2003 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings - TUCSON, AZ, United States Duration: Oct 26 2003 → Oct 30 2003 |
Funding
This work is supported by the NSF under Grants: ANI-0123495, ECS-0000241, and IGERT DGE-9987577
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering