Title :
High-speed optical signal sampling via temporal magnification
Author :
Salem, Reza ; Foster, Mark A. ; Geraghty, David F. ; Gaeta, Alexander L. ; Turner-Foster, Amy C. ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel technique for high-speed characterization of optical signals based on temporal magnification using four-wave mixing in a silicon nanowaveguide. Sampling at 1.3 TS/s is demonstrated with a 5-GHz oscilloscope.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical communication; four-wave mixing; high-speed optical signal sampling; optical communications; silicon nanowaveguide; temporal magnification; Chirp; Dispersion; High speed optical techniques; Lenses; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Sampling methods; Signal processing; Signal sampling; (060.4510) Optical communications; (190.3270) Kerr effect; (190.4390) Nonlinear optics, integrated optics; (230.1150) All-optical devices; (230.7370) Waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
