Ultraflat optical comb generation by phase-only modulation of continuous-wave light

Ozharar S., Quinlan F., ÖZDÜR İ. T., Gee S., Delfyett P. J.

IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, vol.20, pp.36-38, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/lpt.2007.910755
  • Journal Name: IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.36-38
  • Abdullah Gül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We propose a theory and experimentally verify ultra-flat comb generation by dual-sine-wave phase-only modulation. This novel approach requires a single optical element and is very practical and efficient in terms of both power budget and bandwidth. Using this approach, we have generated two optical spectra, one with 11 comb lines and 1.9-dB flatness and the other with 9 comb lines and 0.8-dB flatness.