Nondispersive wavelength-division sampling
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 24 (11) , 738-740
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.24.000738
Abstract
We propose and demonstrate a new wavelength-division-sampling technique with high temporal resolution. A discrete-time true-time delay generates multiwavelength near-transform-limited pulses from a supercontinuum source. Pulses sample the analog signal in an electro-optic modulator and are subsequently demultiplexed in a wavelength-division-multiplexing filter. A 100-Gsample/s experimental demonstration of this concept is presented.Keywords
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