Title :
Ultra-sensitive milliwatt peak power pulse characterization via wavelength conversion frequency resolved optical gating in optical fiber
Author :
Lacourt, P.-A. ; Merolla, J.-M. ; Rhodes, W.T. ; Dudley, J.M. ; Porte, H. ; Goedgebuer, J.-P.
Author_Institution :
GTL-CNRS Telecom, Metz, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report a new FROG geometry using wavelength conversion in optical fiber which has been used to characterize 1 mW peak power, 20 ps pulses from an unamplified semiconductor laser. We use a novel configuration whereby a pulsed pump is mixed with a CW signal to generate an idler We thus obtain an effective second-order nonlinear response that can be used to generate a FROG trace.
Keywords :
Michelson interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; 1 mW; 20 ps; CW pump; CW signal; FROG geometry; FROG trace; demultiplexing; fibers; idler; optical wavelength conversion; pulsed pump; pulsed signal; sampling; second-order nonlinear response; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Signal generators; Signal resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033468
