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Expansion and phase correlation of a wavelength tunable gain-switched optical frequency comb

Prajwal D., Lakshmijayasimha orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-3381-3337, Martin, Eamonn orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1720-4531, Kaszubowska-Anandarajah, Aleksandra orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4811-9273, Landais, Pascal orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-4807-0695 and Anandarajah, Prince M. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-7335-8044 (2019) Expansion and phase correlation of a wavelength tunable gain-switched optical frequency comb. Optics Express, 27 (12). pp. 16560-16570. ISSN 1094-4087

Abstract
A novel scheme for the expansion and phase correlation of a wavelength tunable gain-switched optical frequency comb (OFC) is presented. This method entails firstly combining two gain-switched OFCs and expanding them using a phase modulator. Subsequently, the phase correlation between all the comb lines is induced through four-wave mixing (FWM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). In this article, the generation of 42 highly correlated comb lines separated by 6.25 GHz, with an optical carrier to noise ratio (OCNR) of more than 50 dB, is experimentally demonstrated. In addition, the wavelength tunability of the scheme, over 30 nm within the C band, is shown. Finally, the degree of phase correlation between comb lines is verified through RF beat tone linewidth measurements. The results show a five orders of magnitude reduction in the beat tone linewidth, due to FWM in an SOA.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Engineering > Electronic engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Publisher:Optica
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.27.016560
Copyright Information:© 2019 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) via the Career Development Award (SFI 15/CDA/3640), SFI/European Regional Development Fund (13/RC/2077), SFI Industry Fellowship Award 17/IFB/5385, 12/RC/2276 and 16/RI/3698
ID Code:27605
Deposited On:22 Aug 2022 16:11 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 22 Aug 2022 16:11
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