Title :
A simple, low power, self referenced technique for complete characterization of optical frequency combs and arbitrary waveforms
Author :
Supradeepa, V.R. ; Long, C.M. ; Leaird, D.E. ; Weiner, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a simple scheme which uses only an intensity modulator and an OSA to achieve low-power (~100 nW, 10 aJ/pulse at 10 GHz), self-referenced, amplitude and phase characterization of optical frequency combs and 100% duty factor arbitrary waveforms.
Keywords :
intensity modulation; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; OSA; arbitrary waveforms; dispersive propagation; duty factor; fiber; frequency 10 GHz; intensity modulator; low power self referenced technique; optical frequency combs; Frequency; Intensity modulation; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Phase modulation; Phase shifting interferometry; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
