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Real-time wavelength and bandwidth-independent optical integrator based on modal dispersion

Tan, Zhongwei, Wang, Chao, Diebold, Eric D., Hon, Nick K., Jalali, Bahram (2012) Real-time wavelength and bandwidth-independent optical integrator based on modal dispersion. Optics Express, 20 (13). pp. 14109-14116. ISSN 1094-4087. (doi:10.1364/OE.20.014109) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:35554)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.014109

Abstract

High-throughput real-time optical integrators are of great importance for applications that require ultrafast optical information processing, such as real-time phase reconstruction of ultrashort optical pulses. In many of these applications, integration of wide optical bandwidth signals is required. Unfortunately, conventional all-optical integrators based on passive devices are usually sensitive to the wavelength and bandwidth of the optical carrier. Here, we propose and demonstrate a passive all-optical intensity integrator whose operation is independent of the optical signal wavelength and bandwidth. The integrator is implemented based on modal dispersion in a multimode waveguide. By controlling the launch conditions of the input beam, the device produces a rectangular temporal impulse response. Consequently, a temporal intensity integration of an arbitrary optical waveform input is performed within the rectangular time window. The key advantage of this device is that the integration operation can be performed independent of the input signal wavelength and optical carrier bandwidth. This is preferred in many applications where optical signals of different wavelengths are involved. Moreover, thanks to the use of a relatively short length of multimode waveguide, lower system latency is achieved compared to the systems using long dispersive fibers. To illustrate the versatility of the optical integrator, we demonstrate temporal intensity integration of optical waveforms with different wavelengths and optical carrier bandwidths. Finally, we use this device to perform high-throughput, single-shot, real-time optical phase reconstruction of phase-modulated signals at telecommunications bit rates.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1364/OE.20.014109
Subjects: T Technology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Tina Thompson
Date Deposited: 21 Oct 2013 11:31 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:12 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35554 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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