Abstract
An analysis on pulse distortions due to the third-order dispersion (TOD)
and dispersion mismatches in a phase-modulator- (PM) based temporal pulse
shaping (TPS) system for the generation of a repetition-rate-multiplied
pulse burst is performed. We demonstrate that the profile of a
repetition-rate-multiplied pulse burst and the shape of the individual
pulses in the pulse burst are distorted due to the TOD and the dispersion
mismatches of the dispersive elements. The tolerance of the system to the
TOD and the dispersion mismatches when employing an input optical pulse with
different pulsewidth is studied. A technique to use predistortion of the RF
modulation signal to tackle the pulse distortions is
discussed.
© 2010 IEEE
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