Title :
Optical sampling technologies and applications
Author :
Schmidt-Langhorst, Carsten ; Schubert, C. ; Boerner, C. ; Ludwig, R.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Fraunhofer-Inst. for Telecommun., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Technologies for optical sampling systems are reviewed. Highest temporal resolution is achieved by frequency mixing in nonlinear crystals or fibers. Applications include the investigation of eye diagram distortions due to fiber nonlinearity, dispersion and PMD.
Keywords :
crystals; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical information processing; signal resolution; signal sampling; fiber nonlinearity; frequency mixing; nonlinear fiber crystal; optical sampling technology; polarization mode dispersion; temporal resolution; Clocks; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Sampling methods; Signal sampling; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192632
