Title :
Advanced Ultrafast Technologies Based on Optical Frequency Combs
Author :
Delfyett, Peter J. ; Ozdur, Ibrahim ; Hoghooghi, Nazanin ; Akbulut, Mehmetcan ; Davila-Rodriguez, Josue ; Bhooplapur, Sharad
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents recent results in the development of novel ultrafast technologies based on the generation and application of stabilized optical frequency combs. By using novel active resonant cavity injection locking techniques, filtering, modulation and detection can be performed directly on individual components of the frequency comb enabling new approaches to optical waveform synthesis, waveform detection and matched filtering, with effective signal processing bandwidths in excess of 1 THz.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; matched filters; optical filters; optical information processing; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; active resonant cavity injection locking technique; matched filtering; optical detection; optical filtering; optical frequency comb; optical modulation; optical waveform synthesis; ultrafast technology; Cavity resonators; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical pulses; Optical variables measurement; Ultrafast optics; Coherent detection; mode-locked lasers; optical signal processing; ultrafast technologies;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2011.2114874
