Ultra-wideband pulse generation with flexible pulse shape and polarity control using a Sagnac-interferometer-based intensity modulator

doi:10.1364/OE.15.018156

Ultra-wideband pulse generation with flexible pulse shape and polarity control using a Sagnac-interferometer-based intensity modulator

Jianqiang Li, Kun Xu, Songnian Fu, Jian Wu, Jintong Lin, Ming Tang, and P. Shum »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 26, pp. 18156-18161 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.018156

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Abstract

We propose a novel scheme to generate ultra-wideband (UWB) pulse by employing a Sagnac interferometer comprising a phase modulator. This structure performs a dual-input and dual-output intensity modulator (IM), ultimately resulting in the flexibility to select the shape and the polarity of the generated UWB pulse. The experiment results show a good agreement with the theoretical investigation in terms of both pulse profile and spectrum, which conforms to the definition of UWB signals by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Furthermore, the proposed scheme is independent of the voltage bias point.

OCIS Codes
(060.4510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Optical communications
(350.4010) Other areas of optics : Microwaves
(060.5625) Fiber optics and optical communications : Radio frequency photonics

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Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: October 26, 2007
Revised Manuscript: December 16, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: December 17, 2007
Published: December 19, 2007

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Jianqiang Li, Kun Xu, Songnian Fu, Jian Wu, Jintong Lin, Ming Tang, and P. Shum, "Ultra-wideband pulse generation with flexible pulse shape and polarity control using a Sagnac-interferometer-based intensity modulator," Opt. Express 15, 18156-18161 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-26-18156

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