System and method for chirped light source

A system for providing chirped light for an optical network, the system comprising:

• a light source configured to provide a light;
• a driving signal source configured to provide a first driving signal, wherein the first driving signal does not include information associated with data;
• an amplifier configured to receive the first driving signal, amplify the first driving signal, and provide a second driving signal at a predetermined amplification level, the second driving signal being the amplified first signal;
• a splitter configured to receive the second driving signal and split the second driving signal into a third driving signal and a fourth driving signal;
• a first attenuator configured to receive the third driving signal, attenuate the third driving signal at a first attenuation level, and provide a fifth driving signal, the fifth driving signal being the third driving signal attenuated by the first attenuator;
• a second attenuator configured to receive the fourth driving signal, attenuate the fourth driving signal at a second attenuation level, and provide a sixth driving signal, the sixth driving signal being the fourth driving signal attenuated by the second attenuator;
• a voltage source configured to provide a first bias voltage and a second bias voltage;
• a modulator configured to receive the light, modulate the light using a first applied voltage and a second applied voltage, and provide a chirped light output;
• wherein the first attenuation level is different from the second attenuation level;
• wherein the fifth driving signal is different from the sixth driving signal;
• wherein the first applied voltage includes the fifth driving signal and the first bias voltage;
• wherein the second applied voltage includes the sixth driving signal and the second bias voltage.