Open AccessAction on pulse position and momentum using dispersion and phase modulation
Author(s) -
Matthew E. Grein,
H.A. Haus,
Leaf A. Jiang,
Erich P. Ippen
Publication year - 2001
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.8.000664
Subject(s) - jitter , optics , phase modulation , physics , dispersion (optics) , self phase modulation , modulation (music) , phase (matter) , pulse (music) , cross phase modulation , position (finance) , pulse shaping , phase noise , nonlinear optics , quantum mechanics , telecommunications , computer science , laser , acoustics , finance , detector , economics
The timing jitter and frequency jitter of quantized optical pulses obey Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. We show how one jitter may be reduced at the expense of the other, using dispersion and phase modulation.