Title :
Direct measurement of chirped optical pulses with picosecond resolution
Author :
Gomes, A.S.L. ; Gouveia-Neto, A.S. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Imperial College, Optics Section, Blackett Laboratory, London, UK
Abstract :
Using a synchronously operating streak camera in conjunction with a 1 m monochromator the induced frequency chirp of an optical pulse on propagation over 2.2 km of single-mode optical fibre has been directly measured with picosecond resolution.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical testing; optical variables measurement; streak photography; VUV to near IR range; chirped optical pulses; picosecond resolution; single-mode optical fibre; synchronously operating streak camera;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860028
