B. Kowalski et al., A simple and novel method for measuring the chirp parameter of an intensity modulated light source, IEEE PHOTON, 11(6), 1999, pp. 700-702
A new and simple method of measuring the chirp parameter alpha of a modulat
ed light source is presented. The technique involves modulating the optical
source in a particular manner, and then directly examining the resulting o
ptical spectrum. This experimental measurement technique allows us to direc
tly measure the phase of the optical signal in the frequency domain. In add
ition, the method is very easy and accurate. Experimental results demonstra
te the use of this measurement technique for measuring the chirp parameter
of a source modulated at 10 GHz.