Title :
Complete intensity and phase characterisation of optical pulse trains at terahertz repetition rates
Author :
Dudley, J.M. ; Thomson, M.D. ; Gutty, F. ; Pitois, S. ; Grelu, P. ; Millot, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Auckland Univ., New Zealand
fDate :
11/11/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Complete intensity and phase characterisation of optical pulse trains at terahertz repetition rates is carried out using an adapted frequency-resolved optical gating technique. The experimental characterisation of a 2.5 THz train of dark solitons in an optical fibre is in good agreement with numerical simulations
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre testing; optical harmonic generation; optical solitons; submillimetre wave measurement; 2.5 THz; adapted frequency-resolved optical gating technique; dark soliton train; intensity characterisation; numerical simulations; optical fibre; optical pulse trains; phase characterisation; terahertz repetition rates;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19991391