Title :
Complete pulse characterization based on temporal interferometry using an unbalanced temporal pulse shaping system
Author :
Wang, Chao ; Yao, Jianping
Author_Institution :
Microwave Photonics Res. Lab., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper, we demonstrate a simple method for the full characterization of an ultrashort optical pulse based on temporal interferometry using an unbalanced temporal pulse shaping (UB-TPS) system. The UB-TPS system is functioning to generate and stretch two time-delayed replicas of the input pulse. The magnitude and phase information of the input pulse is reconstructed from the recorded temporal interference of the two time-delayed and dispersed pulses based on a Fourier transform algorithm.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; electromagnetic wave interferometry; light interference; optical dispersion; optical information processing; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; Fourier transform algorithm; dispersed pulses; phase information reconstruction; recorded temporal interference; simple method; temporal interferometry; time-delayed pulses; ultrashort optical pulse; unbalanced temporal pulse shaping system; Dispersion; Fourier transforms; Interference; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Chromatic dispersion; pulse characterization; real-time Fourier transform; spectral interferometry; suppressed-carrier modulation; temporal pulse shaping;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664123
