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Broadband, flat frequency comb generated using pulse shaping-assisted nonlinear spectral broadening

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.
1041-1135
543-545
Yang, Xin
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Richardson, David J.
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Petropoulos, Periklis
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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), 543-545. (doi:10.1109/LPT.2013.2242882).

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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
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 350019
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/350019
ISSN: 1041-1135
PURE UUID: 6f628957-6b44-4cd5-8bdc-2e679d2d2573
ORCID for David J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058
ORCID for Periklis Petropoulos: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1576-8034

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Date deposited: 15 Mar 2013 14:10
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:57

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Author: Xin Yang
Author: Periklis Petropoulos ORCID iD

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