Title :
Tunable high repetition rate pulse trains by Talbot self-imaging and cross phase modulation
Author :
Bolger, Jeremy A. ; Hu, Peifang ; Mok, Joe T. ; Blows, Justin L. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We report generation of a constant phase ultrafast pulse train with tunable wavelength and adjustable repetition rate, using the Talbot effect in a tunable dispersion compensator followed by cross-phase modulation and spectral filtering.
Keywords :
Talbot effect; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre filters; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical tuning; phase modulation; Talbot self-imaging; cross phase modulation; high repetition rate pulse trains; spectral filtering; tunable dispersion compensator; tunable pulse trains; ultrafast pulse train; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Talbot effect; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202271
