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Ultrashort pulse generation from binary temporal phase modulation
Author(s) -
Sheveleva Anastasiia,
Finot Christophe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.32807
Subject(s) - ultrashort pulse , bandwidth limited pulse , pulse wave , optics , binary number , pulse (music) , bandwidth (computing) , modulation (music) , phase (matter) , continuous phase modulation , phase modulation , picosecond , femtosecond pulse shaping , physics , pulse width modulation , computer science , telecommunications , acoustics , mathematics , laser , phase noise , power (physics) , arithmetic , quantum mechanics , detector
We propose and numerically validate an all‐optical scheme to generate a train of optical pulses. Modulation of a continuous wave with a periodic binary temporal phase pattern followed by a spectral phase shaping enables us to obtain ultrashort pulse trains. An ideal step phase profile as well as a profile arisen from a bandwidth‐limited device is investigated. Analytical guidelines describing pulse train formation and their characteristics are provided. Pulses with a duration of a few picoseconds at a repetition rate of 10 GHz can be expected for realistic experimental conditions.