title: Dynamic optical arbitrary waveform generation with amplitude controlled by interference of two FBG arrays.
abstract: In this paper, a novel structure of dynamic optical arbitrary waveform generation (O-AWG) with amplitude controlled by interference of two fiber Bragg grating (FBG) arrays is proposed. The FBG array consists of several FBGs and fiber stretchers (FSs). The amplitude is controlled by FSs through interference of two FBG arrays. The phase is controlled by FSs simultaneously. As a result, optical pulse trains with various waveforms as well as pulse trains with nonuniform pulse intensity, pulse spacing and pulse width in each period are obtained via FSs adjustment to change the phase shift of signal in each array.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronics and Communication Devices, Communication Device and Technology Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China. alzhang99@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ailing
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Changxiu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007368:Interferometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*