Title :
Autocorrelation of ultrashort pulses at 1.5 μm based on nonlinear response of silicon photodiodes
Author :
Barry, L.P. ; Bollond, P.G. ; Dudley, J.M. ; Harvey, J.D. ; Leonhardt, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Auckland Univ., New Zealand
fDate :
9/26/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Measurements of the autocorrelation function of picosecond pulses at 1.5 μm from an erbium-doped fibre laser and amplifier have been carried out, exploiting a nonlinear intensity-dependent response in a silicon photodiode. The same photodiode is used both for the generation and the detection of the autocorrelation signal, allowing the construction of a compact and inexpensive optical autocorrelator
Keywords :
correlators; elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; optical correlation; optical variables measurement; p-i-n photodiodes; silicon; 1.5 micron; Er-doped fibre amplifier; Er-doped fibre laser; Si; Si photodiodes; autocorrelation function; nonlinear response; optical autocorrelator; optical pulses; signal detection; signal generation; ultrashort pulse measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961251
