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Ultra-fast full-field optical characterization of CW lasers based on optical frequency comb, wavelength-to-time mapping and phase-diversity
Author(s) -
Ye Xiao,
Yao Meng,
Tengfei Hao,
Nuannuan Shi,
Wei Li,
Ming Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.445538
Subject(s) - optics , spectrum analyzer , laser , materials science , frequency comb , wavelength , optoelectronics , physics
Optical frequency comb (OFC), a periodic optical pulse train in time domain, has been widely employed to measure optical frequency due to its equidistant modes in the frequency domain. Here, we propose and demonstrate a novel optical spectrum analyzer for CW lasers based on stretching the OFC in a dispersive element and mapping the frequency comb into the time domain. The optical spectrum analyzer also provides instantaneous full-field (wavelength, amplitude and phase) optical characterization capability by combining with optical phase-diversity technology. Experimental results show that we successfully trace the evolution of modulated lasers with a measurement speed of ∼51 MHz (related to the pulse repetition of the OFC) and a high spectral resolution of ∼21 pm. Thanks to the use of wavelength-to-time mapping and OFC, the single channel measurement range of the proposed system can reach ∼10 nm, which breaks the restriction of the bandwidth of photodetector.

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