Compact 40-GHz optical pulse generators are crucial to the implementation of practical 160-
Gb/s optical time-division-multiplexing systems with 40-Gb/s electrical time-division …

A traveling-wave electroabsorption modulator (TW-EAM) is used to realize three
simultaneous functions: demultiplexing, detection, and pulse generation. These coexisting …

The optical pulse generation at a 40 GHz repetition rate using a sinusoidally-driven high-
modulation-efficiency travelling-wave electroabsorption modulator, is reported. Travelling …

Integrated tandem traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators are demonstrated as high-
speed optical short pulse generators and demultiplexers for> 100 Gbit/s optical time-division …

Stable generation of transform-limited optical pulses using a monolithic electroabsorption
(EA) modulator/DFB laser was demonstrated. The integrated device had a small α …

We develop a practical subpicosecond pulse generator consisting of an electroabsorption
modulator (EAM) and a double-stage pulse compressor. The pulse compressor is carefully …

A new method for generating optical short pulses using tandem connected electroabsorption
modulators driven by sinusoidal voltages was proposed. Theoretical estimation shows that …

An 8* 10 Gb/s optical time-division-multiplexing (OTDM) system was demonstrated with an
electroabsorption modulator (EAM) based short pulse generator followed by a two-stage …

A short pulse generator based on a commercially available bulk material electroabsorption
modulator was experimentally demonstrated. By optimizing the length of the dispersion …

We demonstrate 40-GHz phase stable short optical pulses generation using an
electroabsorption modulator and cascaded phase modulators. The pulses are characterized …