Single-shot optical sampling oscilloscope for ultrafast optical waveforms

Author

Deng, Kung-Li ; Runser, Robert J. ; Glesk, Ivan ; Prucnal, PAul R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA

Volume

10

Issue

3

fYear

1998

fDate

3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

397

Lastpage

399

Abstract

We present an all-optical technique for measuring single-shot optical pulse phenomena using a feed-forward pulse replicator and a compact, nonlinear loop mirror called the terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer (TOAD). By exploiting the fast nonlinearity of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) placed asymmetrically within the loop, a sampling window on the order of a few picoseconds can be used to detect features in low-energy (\n\n\t\t

Keywords

demultiplexing equipment; high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical correlation; oscilloscopes; 160 ps; TOAD; all-optical technique; fast nonlinearity; feed-forward pulse replicator; long-range space autocorrelation; low-energy optical waveforms; nonlinear loop mirror; ps resolution; real-time pulsewidth; sampling system; sampling window; semiconductor optical amplifier; single-shot optical pulse phenomena; single-shot optical sampling oscilloscope; single-shot optical waveforms; terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer; ultrafast optical waveforms; Feedforward systems; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Oscilloscopes; Pulse measurements; Sampling methods; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Submillimeter wave measurements; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.661422

Filename

661422