Moreno, V,Connelly, MJ,Romero-Vivas, J,Krzczanowicz, L,Mora, J,Muriel, MA,Capmany, J

2016

October

Ieee Photonics Technology Letters

Integrated 16-ps Pulse Generator Based on a Reflective SOA-EAM for UWB Schemes

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Pulse shaping RSOA UWB systems UWB applications monolithically integrated devices OPTICAL PULSE MODULATION SIGNALS

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A flexible pulse shaping photonic structure that is capable of generating train pulses that hold pulsewidths of approximately 16 ps and a Gaussian profile at a repetition rate of 20 GHz is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The key component is a monolithically integrated reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-electroabsorption modulator device that operates within the 1.55-mu m frequency band. The generated pulses have low chirp, which is experimentally measured using a novel linear pulse characterization technique. The pulses have the potential to be used as seed pulses for optical ultra-wide band photonic communications systems.

10.1109/LPT.2016.2586893