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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 27 — Dec. 17, 2012
  • pp: 28273–28280

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25-terahertz-bandwidth all-optical temporal differentiator

Ming Li, Hoe-Seok Jeong, José Azaña, and Tae-Jung Ahn  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 27, pp. 28273-28280 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.028273


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Abstract

An all-optical temporal differentiator with a record operation bandwidth of ~25 THz (~200 nm, at least one order of magnitude larger than any previously reported temporal differentiation technology) is experimentally demonstrated based on a simple and compact all-fiber wavelength-selective directional coupler. The fabricated directional coupler can be used to process optical signals with time features as short as a few tens of femtosecond. A Gaussian-like optical pulse with a time-width of 250-fs is experimentally differentiated with a processing error of 2.1%. As an application example, a chirp-free flat-top pulse with a time-width of 540-fs is also successfully generated.

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OCIS Codes
(060.1810) Fiber optics and optical communications : Buffers, couplers, routers, switches, and multiplexers
(060.7140) Fiber optics and optical communications : Ultrafast processes in fibers
(070.4560) Fourier optics and signal processing : Data processing by optical means
(200.4740) Optics in computing : Optical processing
(320.7140) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast processes in fibers

ToC Category:
Ultrafast Optics

History
Original Manuscript: November 1, 2012
Revised Manuscript: November 22, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: November 23, 2012
Published: December 5, 2012

Citation
Ming Li, Hoe-Seok Jeong, José Azaña, and Tae-Jung Ahn, "25-terahertz-bandwidth all-optical temporal differentiator," Opt. Express 20, 28273-28280 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-27-28273


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