Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate a simple scheme for tunable repetition rate multiplication based on the fractional Talbot effect using a linearly tunable, chirped fiber Bragg grating. The key component in this scheme is our linearly tunable, chirped FBG without its center wavelength shift, which was fabricated with the S-bending method using a uniform FBG. By simply tuning the GVD of the chirped FBG, we readily multiply an original 8.5 ps, 10 GHz soliton pulse train by a factor of 2 - 5 to obtain high quality pulses at repetition rates of 20 - 50 GHz without significant system configuration change.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 07 |
Pages (from-to) | 41-48 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 5623 |
Issue number | PART 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2004 |
Event | Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices - Beijing, China Duration: 9 Nov 2004 → 11 Nov 2004 |
Keywords
- Fiber Bragg gratings
- OTDM systems
- Repetition rate multiplication
- Short pulses
- Temporal talbot effect