An Optical Replicator for Single-Shot Measurements at 10 GHz With a Dynamic Range of 1800:1

Author

Donaldson, William R. ; Marciante, John R. ; Roides, Richard G.

Author_Institution

Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

Volume

46

Issue

2

fYear

2010

Firstpage

191

Lastpage

196

Abstract

High-dynamic-range, single-shot pulse shapes were measured by temporally stacking pulses in a passive, fiber-optic network. The 256 replicas were combined to produce optical shapes with a bandwidth of 10 GHz and a dynamic range of 1800:1. The high fidelity of this system enabled the characterization of arbitrary electrical pulses that were used to shape the optical pulse via an electro-optic modulator with a reduced dynamic range of about 60:1.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; optical fibre networks; optical pulse shaping; bandwidth 10 GHz; electro-optic modulator; fiber optic network; high dynamic range; optical pulse shape; optical replicator; single shot measurements; single shot pulse shapes; stacking pulses; Bandwidth; Dynamic range; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Shape measurement; Stacking; Electro-optic effects; microwave measurements; optical fiber measurements; signal processing; signal restoration;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JQE.2009.2029544

Filename

5357484