Title :
Single-shot photonic time-intensity integration with high processing speed over nanosecond time windows
Author :
Malacarne, Antonio ; Ashrafi, Reza ; Li, Ming ; LaRochelle, Sophie ; Yao, Jianping ; Azaña, José
Author_Institution :
Energie, Mater. et Telecommun. (EMT), Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci. (INRS), Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate photonic temporal intensity integration based on incoherent optical signal processing, with 36.8GHz processing bandwidth and 1.24ns integration time window. Single-shot operation is achieved using a frequency comb incoherent laser source.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical information processing; bandwidth 36.8 GHz; frequency comb incoherent laser source; high processing speed; incoherent optical signal processing; nanosecond time window; photonic temporal intensity integration; single shot photonic time intensity integration; Bandwidth; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3