Title :
Generation and Full Characterization of High-Repetition Rate Odd-Symmetry Hermite-Gaussian Pulses
Author :
Li, Fangxin ; Park, Yongwoo ; Azana, Jose ; Slavik, Radan
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de Recherche Scientifique, Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the generation of a continous sequence of picosecond odd-symmetry Hermite-Gaussian (HG) temporal pulses at 10 GHz repetition rate. The HG waveforms are fully characterised using an improved Fourier transform spectral interferometry technique
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectra; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser mode locking; light interferometry; optical pulse generation; actively mode-locked fiber laser; continous pulse sequence; full pulse characterization; improved Fourier transform spectral interferometry technique; picosecond odd-symmetry Hermite-Gaussian temporal pulses; pulse generation; Character generation; Delta modulation; Mercury (metals); Optical fiber communication; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279163
