Generation of Complex Optical Pulse Sequences by Multiple Comb Shaping

Multiple Independent Comb Shaping (MICS): phase-only generation of optical pulse sequences.

A simple technique for the synthesis of optical pulse sequences is described, where the input laser spectrum is viewed as a superposition of independent but interlaced combs assigned to different sub-pulses. The devised concept enables intuitive programming of complex multi-pulse waveforms via one-dimensional phase-only shaping. Using this approach, we perform self-referenced cross-correlation ...

The impact of optical comb stability on waveforms generated via spectral line-by-line pulse shaping.

Optical arbitrary waveform generation using the line-by-line pulse shaping technique has been shown to be sensitive to variations in the offset frequency of the input frequency comb due to time-domain waveform interference. Here we present a frequency-domain model that is able to predict waveform changes arising from offset frequency variations. In experiments we controllably shift the frequenc...

Spectral line-by-line pulse shaping for optical arbitrary pulse-train generation

ulse-shaping techniques, in which user-specified ulrashort pulse fields are synthesized via parallel manipuation of optical Fourier components, are now widely dopted [1]. Among the almost arbitrary waveforms enbled by pulse shaping, one subset with particular appeal nvolves generation and manipulation of optical pulse rains. Discrete pulse train packets (or bursts) have been enerated by both Fo...

Optical frequency comb generation by pulsed pumping

Simultaneous broadband microwave downconversion and programmable complex filtering by optical frequency comb shaping.

High-repetition-rate optical frequency combs can act as broadband photonic mixers and downconvert a microwave signal to an intermediate frequency (IF) band so that it becomes accessible with high-speed electronics. In this Letter, we show that with line-by-line pulse shaping and dispersive propagation, the photonic mixer can simultaneously perform programmable multitap complex-coefficient-filte...