Cross-correlation measurement without mechanical delay scanning using electronically controlled wavelength-tunable femtosecond soliton pulse

Author

Hori, T. ; Nishizawa, N. ; Yoshida, M. ; Goto, T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Quantum Eng., Nagoya Univ., Japan

Volume

37

Issue

17

fYear

2001

fDate

8/16/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1077

Lastpage

1078

Abstract

A novel cross-correlation measurement system without mechanical action has been demonstrated in which the delay time between the reference and signal pulse can be electronically scanned by utilising the soliton self-frequency shift and the chromatic dispersion in the optical fibre. In this system, the reference pulse is the ideal femtosecond soliton pulse. The scanning range, the resolution and the scanning speed of the delay time can be arbitrarily changed only by the electronic control

Keywords

delays; optical correlation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; optical tuning; optical variables measurement; chromatic dispersion; cross-correlation measurement; cross-correlation measurement system; delay time; electronic control; electronically controlled wavelength-tunable femtosecond soliton pulse; electronically scanned delay time; ideal femtosecond soliton pulse; mechanical delay scanning; optical fibre; reference pulse; resolution; scanning range; scanning speed; signal pulse; soliton self-frequency shift;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el:20010743

Filename

948335