Title :
Passive waveform amplification by self-imaging
Author :
Maram, Reza ; Van Howe, James ; Ming Li ; Azana, Jose
Author_Institution :
Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Montréal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We show experimentally undistorted, intensity amplification of optical pulse waveforms with gain from 2 to ~20 without using active gain by recycling energy already stored in the input repetitive signal.
Keywords :
Talbot effect; image processing; energy recγcling; gain; input repetitive signal; intensity amplification; optical pulse waveforms; passive waveform amplification; self-imaging; Dispersion; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
