QUASI-VELOCITY-MATCHED ELECTROOPTIC PHASE MODULATOR FOR THE SYNTHESISOF ULTRASHORT OPTICAL PULSES

Authors
GUO FZ YU CT CHEN L KOBAYASHI T CHEN Y
Citation
Fz. Guo et al., QUASI-VELOCITY-MATCHED ELECTROOPTIC PHASE MODULATOR FOR THE SYNTHESISOF ULTRASHORT OPTICAL PULSES, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 33(5), 1997, pp. 879-882
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
33
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
879 - 882
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1997)33:5<879:QEPMFT>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We report a quasi-velocity-matched electrooptic (EO) phase modulator i n LiTaO3 with periodic domain inversion, It is suitable for deep modul ation at high frequency and can be used to generate ultra-wide sideban d signals for forming ultrashort optical pulses, In experiments, phase modulation with a modulation index of 57 rad has been successfully ob tained at 16.25 GHz, and thereby optical sidebands extending over as w ide as 1.85 THz (FWHM) have been attained, The sidebands produced are broad enough to form subpicosecond pulses using the chirping-compressi on method.