• DocumentCode
    2238270
  • Title

    Complete determination of the first-order degree of coherence of amplified spontaneous emission sources with femtosecond resolution

  • Author

    Fernandez-Pousa, Carlos R. ; Maestre, Haroldo ; Torregrosa, Adrian J. ; Capmany, Juan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Fis. y Arquitectura de Comput., Univ. Miguel Hernandez, Elche
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using radio-frequency spectral analysis we experimentally retrieve the amplitude and phase of the degree of coherence of a broadband ASE source around 1550 nm with a resolution of 6.5 fs along a 3-ps span.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; light coherence; light sources; optical variables measurement; radiofrequency spectra; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission; broadband ASE source; coherence determination; radio-frequency spectral analysis; time 3 ps; time 6.5 fs; Coherence; Dispersion; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Radio frequency; Spontaneous emission; Ultrafast optics; (030.1640) Coherence; (060.2380) Fiber optics sources and detectors; (060.4080) Modulation; (060.5625) Radio-frequency photonics; (260.2030) Dispersion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571544