Title :
Picosecond optical sampling using four-wave mixing in fibre
Author :
Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
An all-optical sampling system with 20 ps resolution realised by employing four-wave mixing in a fibre is demonstrated. Using only semiconductor laser sources, picosecond pulses are displayed on a microsecond time scale with a low speed receiver.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibres; semiconductor junction lasers; 20 ps; all-optical sampling system; four-wave mixing in fibre; low speed receiver; microsecond time scale; picosecond optical sampling; picosecond pulses; semiconductor laser sources;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910903
