Optical frequency comb generation based on repeated frequency shifting using two Mach-Zehnder modulators and an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer

被引：24
|
作者：
Li, Wangzhe [1 ]
Yao, Jianping [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Ottawa, Sch Informat Technol & Engn, Microwave Photon Res Lab, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
来源：
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2009年 / 17卷 / 26期
基金：
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词：
POLARIZATION MODULATOR; PHASE MODULATION; FIBER;
D O I：
10.1364/OE.17.023712
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
A novel approach to generating an optical frequency comb based on repeated frequency shifting is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The frequency shifting is implemented via optical carrier suppression and single-sideband modulation using two Mach-Zehnder modulators in conjunction with a bidirectional asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer with wavelength-shifted transmission spectra along the opposite directions. A theoretical analysis is performed, which is confirmed by a proof-of-concept experiment. A stable optical comb covering a spectral range of 0.18 THz is generated. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
引用
收藏
页码：23712 / 23718
页数：7
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Optical frequency comb generation based on chirping of Mach-Zehnder Modulators
    Hmood, Jassim K.
    Emami, Siamak D.
    Noordin, Kamarul A.
    Ahmad, Harith
    Harun, Sulaiman W.
    Shalaby, Hossam M. H.
    OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS, 2015, 344 : 139 - 146
  • [2] Optical frequency comb generation based on three parallel Mach-Zehnder modulators with recirculating frequency shifting loop
    Jiang, Wei
    Zhao, Shanghong
    Li, Xiaojun
    Tan, Qinggui
    OPTICAL REVIEW, 2017, 24 (04) : 533 - 539
  • [3] A two-stage optical frequency comb generator based on polarization modulators and a Mach-Zehnder interferometer
    Zhang, Fangzheng
    Ge, Xiaozhong
    Pan, Shilong
    OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS, 2015, 354 : 94 - 102
  • [4] Optical Frequency Comb Generation Using CMOS Compatible Cascaded Mach-Zehnder Modulators
    Wang, Zifei
    Ma, Ming
    Sun, Hao
    Khalil, Mostafa
    Adams, Rhys
    Yim, Kathy
    Jin, Xian
    Chen, Lawrence R.
    IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, 2019, 55 (06)
  • [5] Optical Frequency Comb Generator Employing Two Cascaded Frequency Modulators and Mach-Zehnder Modulator
    Ujjwal
    Kumar, Rajkishor
    ELECTRONICS, 2023, 12 (13)
  • [6] Flat Optical Frequency Comb Generation Using a Single Polarization Modulator and a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
    Ge, Xiaozhong
    Zhang, Fangzheng
    Zhou, Pei
    Pan, Shilong
    2015 OPTO-ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE (OECC), 2015,
  • [7] Operation Strategy of InP Mach-Zehnder Modulators for Flat Optical Frequency Comb Generation
    Yokota, Nobuhide
    Yasaka, Hiroshi
    IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, 2016, 52 (08)
  • [8] A tunable optical frequency comb source using cascaded frequency modulator and Mach-Zehnder modulators
    Hammadi Y.I.
    Hmood J.K.
    Mansour T.S.
    Harun S.W.
    Journal of Optical Communications, 2024, 45 (03) : 467 - 475
  • [9] Optical Frequency Comb Block Generation by Using Semiconductor Mach-Zehnder Modulator
    Yamamoto, Takahiro
    Hitomi, Kotaro
    Kobayashi, Wataru
    Yasaka, Hiroshi
    IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 2013, 25 (01) : 40 - 42
  • [10] Optical fiber sensor based on a radio frequency Mach-Zehnder interferometer
    Wei, Tao
    Huang, Jie
    Lan, Xinwei
    Han, Qun
    Xiao, Hai
    OPTICS LETTERS, 2012, 37 (04) : 647 - 649
12345