Generation of transform-limited optical pulses at10 GHzusing an electroabsorption modulator and a chirped fibreBragg grating

Abstract
Transform-limited pulses of 5–6 ps have been generated at 10 GHz using an electroabsorption modulator in conjunction with a dispersive transmission filter based on a chirped fibre Bragg grating. This method is compact, controllable and incorporates minimal fibre lengths.