Title :
Temporal phase zone plates for linear optical pulse compression
Author :
Bo Li ; Ming Li ; Shuqin Lou ; Azana, Jose
Author_Institution :
Energie Mater. et Telecommun., Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate linear optical pulse compression by using temporal phase zone plates based on electro-optic phase modulation, achieving experimental time-bandwidth products (or equivalent time compression factors) > 150 using phase-modulation amplitudes of only ττ radians.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical pulse compression; phase modulation; zone plates; electro-optic phase modulation; equivalent time compression factors; linear optical pulse compression; phase-modulation amplitudes; temporal phase zone plates; time-bandwidth products; Dispersion; Lenses; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
