Optical Pulse source
US5778015A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/508
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical pulse source includes a gain-switched semiconductor laser diode (1). Light from a continuous wave source (3) is optically coupled into the laser cavity. Light output from the laser cavity passes through an electro-optic amplitude modulator (2). Synchronised modulating signals are applied to the semiconductor diode and to the amplitude modulator. The source outputs short low-jitter optical pulses and is suitable for use, for example, in a broadband optical network operating at high bit rates of 100 Gbit/s or more, or in an optical interconnect.
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