Broadband, flat frequency comb generated using pulse shaping-assisted nonlinear spectral broadening
Broadband, flat frequency comb generated using pulse shaping-assisted nonlinear spectral broadening
In this paper we demonstrate the nonlinear generation of a low noise, ultra-flat frequency comb covering the full C-band. The comb was generated using nonlinear spectral broadening on a mode-locked laser (MLL), assisted by adaptive pulse shaping. A linear pulse shaping element, which was dynamically controlled by an adaptive algorithm exploiting the covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy (CMA-ES), was placed prior to a nonlinear element. A 3-dB bandwidth of 35nm was achieved, and the power variations about a central region of 30nm were less than 1dB.
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Yang, Xin
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Richardson, David J.
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Petropoulos, Periklis
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15 March 2013
Yang, Xin
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Richardson, David J.
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Petropoulos, Periklis
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Yang, Xin, Richardson, David J. and Petropoulos, Periklis
(2013)
Broadband, flat frequency comb generated using pulse shaping-assisted nonlinear spectral broadening.
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 25 (6), .
(doi:10.1109/LPT.2013.2242882).
Abstract
In this paper we demonstrate the nonlinear generation of a low noise, ultra-flat frequency comb covering the full C-band. The comb was generated using nonlinear spectral broadening on a mode-locked laser (MLL), assisted by adaptive pulse shaping. A linear pulse shaping element, which was dynamically controlled by an adaptive algorithm exploiting the covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy (CMA-ES), was placed prior to a nonlinear element. A 3-dB bandwidth of 35nm was achieved, and the power variations about a central region of 30nm were less than 1dB.
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Published date: 15 March 2013
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