TY - JOUR
T1 - Generation of versatile waveforms from CW light using a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator and employing chromatic dispersion
AU - Dai, Bo
AU - Gao, Zhensen
AU - Wang, Xu
AU - Chen, Hongwei
AU - Kataoka, Nobuyuki
AU - Wada, Naoya
N1 - INSPEC Accession Number: 13188017
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - In this paper, we analyze waveform generation using a single-stage dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator and a dispersive fiber. We derive a mathematical expression for the waveform generation process in the time domain and use this to propose a waveform generation algorithm. Furthermore, versatile waveforms, such as short pulse, trapezoidal, triangular and sawtooth waveforms and doublet pulse, are theoretically generated under different combinations of the four variables. The generated waveforms are analyzed in terms of the gradient and the instantaneous frequency. Finally, the waveform generation is experimentally demonstrated at the repetition rate of 10 GHz.
AB - In this paper, we analyze waveform generation using a single-stage dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator and a dispersive fiber. We derive a mathematical expression for the waveform generation process in the time domain and use this to propose a waveform generation algorithm. Furthermore, versatile waveforms, such as short pulse, trapezoidal, triangular and sawtooth waveforms and doublet pulse, are theoretically generated under different combinations of the four variables. The generated waveforms are analyzed in terms of the gradient and the instantaneous frequency. Finally, the waveform generation is experimentally demonstrated at the repetition rate of 10 GHz.
KW - Chromatic dispersion
KW - electro-optic modulator
KW - waveform generation
KW - PULSE
KW - FIBER
U2 - 10.1109/JLT.2012.2225827
DO - 10.1109/JLT.2012.2225827
M3 - Article
SN - 0733-8724
VL - 31
SP - 145
EP - 151
JO - Journal of Lightwave Technology
JF - Journal of Lightwave Technology
IS - 1
ER -