Title :
Real-time averaging of repetitive optical waveforms by non-integer factors based on temporal self-imaging
Author :
Cortes, Luis Romero ; Maram, Reza ; Azana, Jose
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci. - Energie, Mater. et Telecommun. (INRS-EMT), Montréal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We report a new method to divide the repetition-rate of a periodic waveform train by a fractional factor based on energy-preserving processes, implementing an equivalent real-time averaging of the input waveforms by the rate-division factor.
Keywords :
Talbot effect; energy-preserving processes; fractional factor; noninteger factors; periodic waveform; rate-division factor; real-time averaging; repetitive optical waveforms; temporal self-imaging; Dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Real-time systems; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
