DocumentCode
3526214
Title
All-Optical Sampling in a Multiple Quantum Well Saturable Absorber
Author
Reid, Daniel A. ; Maguire, P.J. ; Barry, Liam P. ; Le, Q.T. ; Lobo, Sylvan ; Gay, M. ; Bramerie, L. ; Joindot, Michel ; Simon, J.C. ; Massoubre, D. ; Oudar, Jean-Louis ; Aubin, Guy
Author_Institution
Res. Inst. for Networks & Commun. Eng., Dublin City Univ., Dublin, Ireland
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
The use of multiple-quantum-well saturable absorbers in all optical sampling of high repetition rate pulse trains is presented. Measurements of a 40 GHz pulse train were made using a device with a response time of 5 ps.
Keywords
optical saturable absorption; quantum well devices; signal sampling; frequency 40 GHz; multiple quantum well saturable absorber; optical sampling; pulse train measurement; time 5 ps; Fiber nonlinear optics; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Quantum well devices; Sampling methods; Testing; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528463
Filename
4528463
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