Title :
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
fDate :
3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
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 (
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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;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
