Title :
Fast swept-source generation based on fiber optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Zhang, Chi ; Cheung, Kim K Y ; Chui, P.C. ; Tsia, Kevin K. ; Wong, Kenneth K Y
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a fast frequency swept-source using the dispersive Fourier transformation-based fiber optical parametric amplifier. The swept rate is as high as 78 MHz, with a linewidth of 0.135 nm.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; dispersive Fourier transformation; fast frequency swept-source; fast swept-source generation; fiber optical parametric amplifier; frequency 78 MHz; size 0.135 nm; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
