160-GHz picosecond pulse train generation through multiwave mixing compression of a dual frequency beat signal

J. Fatome; S. Pitois; Guy Millot

doi:10.1117/12.516813

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1 August 2003 160-GHz picosecond pulse train generation through multiwave mixing compression of a dual-frequency beat signal

J. Fatome, S. Pitois, Guy Millot

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Proceedings Volume 4948, 25th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.516813
Event: 25th international Congress on High-Speed photography and Photonics, 2002, Beaune, France

Abstract

We report the experimental generation and characterization of a 160-GHz picosecond pulse train using multiple four-wave mixing temporal compression of an initial dual frequency beat signal in the anomalous-dispersion regime of a non-zero dispersion shifted fiber. The propagation of the initial beat signal was first analyzed using several numerical simulations. The fiber parameters were then measured thanks to a technique based on modulation instability (MI) and finally, the generated 160-GHz pulse train was characterized with a frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG) setup.

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J. Fatome, S. Pitois, and Guy Millot "160-GHz picosecond pulse train generation through multiwave mixing compression of a dual-frequency beat signal", Proc. SPIE 4948, 25th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, (1 August 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.516813

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