Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 7, 390(2021)

Arbitrary free spectral range control of optical frequency combs based on an optical tapped delay line structure cascaded with a phase modulator

Xinhang WEI, Hongqian MU*, Min LI, Li PEI, Muguang WANG, and Yan LIU
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  • Key Laboratory of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network, Ministry of Education, Institute of Lightwave Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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    We propose and demonstrate a simple method to accomplish arbitrary free spectral range (FSR) control of optical frequency combs (OFC). The approach is based on the combination of an optical tapped delay line (OTDL) structure and a phase modulator (PM). The OTDL structure is utilized to multiply the FSR of input OFC, and the PM is used to divide the FSR of the consequent OFC. We illustrate that the proposed method allows one to divide or multiply the FSR of original OFC by any anticipated integer or fractional factor. Numerical simulation results match well with our theoretical analysis.

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    WEI Xinhang, MU Hongqian, LI Min, PEI Li, WANG Muguang, LIU Yan. Arbitrary free spectral range control of optical frequency combs based on an optical tapped delay line structure cascaded with a phase modulator[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2021, 17(7): 390

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    Paper Information

    Received: Oct. 16, 2020

    Accepted: Dec. 22, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 2, 2021

    The Author Email: Hongqian MU (hongqianmu@bjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-021-0166-7

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