Comparison of sinusoidal and pulse modulation techniques for generating optical frequency reference combs |
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| Authors: | Hodgkinson T.G. Coppin D. |
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| Affiliation: | British Telecom Res. Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK; |
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The optical frequency combs generated by pulse and sinusoidal modulation of an LiNbO/sub 3/ Mach-Zehnder device are compared and contrasted. It is shown that the former operates with lower drive, although being restricted to narrower tooth spacings than offered by the sinusoidal technique.<> |
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