High-speed optical sampling using a silicon-chip temporal magnifier
- 3 March 2009
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Express
- Vol. 17 (6) , 4324-4329
- https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.17.004324
Abstract
We demonstrate a single-shot technique for optical sampling based on temporal magnification using a silicon-chip time lens. We demonstrate the largest reported temporal magnification factor yet achieved (>500) and apply this technique to perform 1.3 TS/s single-shot sampling of ultrafast waveforms and to 80-Gb/s performance monitoring. This scheme offers the potential of developing a device that can transform GHz oscilloscopes into instruments capable of measuring signals with THz bandwidths.Keywords
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