Broadband optical frequency comb(OFC)generation based on a single electro-absorption modulator(EAM)is proposed.The EAM is driven by a radio frequency(RF)multi-frequency signal generated by a multiplication coupler com...Broadband optical frequency comb(OFC)generation based on a single electro-absorption modulator(EAM)is proposed.The EAM is driven by a radio frequency(RF)multi-frequency signal generated by a multiplication coupler composed of an electrical power splitter and an arithmetic circuit.Thus the number of comb-lines of the generated OFC can be increased.A complete theoretical model of OFC generation by an EAM driven by nth power of the RF source is established,and the performance of the OFC is analyzed by using OptiSystem software.The results show that,the number of comb-lines of the OFC is positively correlated with the number of multiplication of the RF source signal.The frequency spacing of the comb-lines is twice the frequency of the RF source signal and is tunable by adjusting the frequency of the RF source signal.Increasing chirp factor and modulation index of EAM could increase the number of comb-lines of the generated OFC.The amplitude of the RF source signal had little impact on the fatness of the OFC and the average OFC power.The scheme developed is not only simple and low-cost,but also can produce a large number of comb-lines.展开更多
提出了一种基于四次乘方射频(radio frequency,RF)信号和级联马赫-曾德尔调制器(Mach-Zehnder modulator,MZM)的梳线可调的光学频率梳(optical frequency comb,OFC)产生方案。利用乘方运算电路对正弦RF信号进行运算耦合,产生的乘方RF信...提出了一种基于四次乘方射频(radio frequency,RF)信号和级联马赫-曾德尔调制器(Mach-Zehnder modulator,MZM)的梳线可调的光学频率梳(optical frequency comb,OFC)产生方案。利用乘方运算电路对正弦RF信号进行运算耦合,产生的乘方RF信号驱动级联的MZM,调制器对输入光进行调制,从而产生梳线数可调的平坦OFC。建立了乘方RF信号驱动级联MZM产生OFC的理论模型,利用OptiSystem软件对其性能进行了研究。结果表明,OFC的梳线间隔是RF信号源频率的2倍,可调谐并且拓展了频谱带宽;产生OFC的目标梳线数是基准调制电压的4倍,实现了梳线数可调谐;调节MZM上下支臂的调制和偏置电压差为确定的优化值,可以使不同目标梳线数的OFC平坦度均小于0.95dB。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61571237).
文摘Broadband optical frequency comb(OFC)generation based on a single electro-absorption modulator(EAM)is proposed.The EAM is driven by a radio frequency(RF)multi-frequency signal generated by a multiplication coupler composed of an electrical power splitter and an arithmetic circuit.Thus the number of comb-lines of the generated OFC can be increased.A complete theoretical model of OFC generation by an EAM driven by nth power of the RF source is established,and the performance of the OFC is analyzed by using OptiSystem software.The results show that,the number of comb-lines of the OFC is positively correlated with the number of multiplication of the RF source signal.The frequency spacing of the comb-lines is twice the frequency of the RF source signal and is tunable by adjusting the frequency of the RF source signal.Increasing chirp factor and modulation index of EAM could increase the number of comb-lines of the generated OFC.The amplitude of the RF source signal had little impact on the fatness of the OFC and the average OFC power.The scheme developed is not only simple and low-cost,but also can produce a large number of comb-lines.
文摘提出了一种基于四次乘方射频(radio frequency,RF)信号和级联马赫-曾德尔调制器(Mach-Zehnder modulator,MZM)的梳线可调的光学频率梳(optical frequency comb,OFC)产生方案。利用乘方运算电路对正弦RF信号进行运算耦合,产生的乘方RF信号驱动级联的MZM,调制器对输入光进行调制,从而产生梳线数可调的平坦OFC。建立了乘方RF信号驱动级联MZM产生OFC的理论模型,利用OptiSystem软件对其性能进行了研究。结果表明,OFC的梳线间隔是RF信号源频率的2倍,可调谐并且拓展了频谱带宽;产生OFC的目标梳线数是基准调制电压的4倍,实现了梳线数可调谐;调节MZM上下支臂的调制和偏置电压差为确定的优化值,可以使不同目标梳线数的OFC平坦度均小于0.95dB。