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Stepped-heterodyne optical complex spectrum analyzer |
Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 19, pp. 19724-19731 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.019724
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Abstract
We present a heterodyne measurement of the spectral amplitude and phase of periodic optical signals. In contrast to previous techniques this measurement requires no optical modulation of either the signal or the local oscillator, places much relaxed tunability requirements on the optical local oscillator, and requires no electronic clock to be passed to the receiver. We present measurements of the spectral amplitude and phase of 20 GHz 33% return-to-zero, and 66% carrier-suppressed return-to-zero optical signals, as well as a passively modelocked optical source with in excess of 100 modes.
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OCIS Codes
(120.5050) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Phase measurement
(320.7100) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast measurements
ToC Category:
Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology
History
Original Manuscript: June 10, 2010
Revised Manuscript: July 16, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: July 19, 2010
Published: September 1, 2010
Citation
D. A. Reid, S. G. Murdoch, and L. P. Barry, "Stepped-heterodyne optical complex spectrum analyzer," Opt. Express 18, 19724-19731 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-19-19724
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