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Period-generating different modulation formats are presented using an electro-absorption modulator (EAM). The configuration is based on a Sagnac loop interferometer containing an EAM, a polarization controller and a time delay line. Different modulation formats are obtained by modulating the clockwise and counterclockwise propagating waves inside the Sagnac loop. The theoretical analysis is also obtained. Measured results demonstrate period-generating different modulation format by tuning the time delay line.
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42.81.-i; 42.30.Lr; 84.40.-x
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Ning, G., Cheng, L., Zhou, J. et al. Period-generating different modulation formats by inserting an electro-absorption modulator in a Sagnac fiber loop. Appl. Phys. B 91, 483–487 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3032-4
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