Self-referenced characterization of optical frequency combs and arbitrary waveforms using a simple, linear, zero-delay implementation of spectral shearing interferometry

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 18171-18179

  Supradeepa, V R ^a   Long, Christopher M ^a   Leaird, Daniel E ^a   Weiner, Andrew M ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SHEARING; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

ARBITRARY WAVEFORM; AVERAGE POWER; DISPERSION SLOPES; FREQUENCY COMBS; HIGH REPETITION RATE; INTENSITY MODULATORS; INTRA-CAVITY PHASE; LONG COHERENCE LENGTH; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB SOURCES; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBS; OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER; PHASE CHARACTERIZATION; SINGLE-ENDED; SPECTRAL SHEARING INTERFEROMETRY;

DISPERSION (WAVES);

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; INTERFEROMETRY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICAL FIBERS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 77956374993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.018171     Document Type: Article

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