Autocorrelation of ultrashort pulses at 1.5 mu m based on nonlinear response of silicon photodiodes

被引:38
作者
Barry, LP
Bollond, PG
Dudley, JM
Harvey, JD
Leonhardt, R
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Auckland
关键词
high-speed optical techniques; correlation methods; photodiodes;
D O I
10.1049/el:19961251
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Measurements of the autocorrelation function of picosecond pulses at 1.5 mu m from an erbium-doped fibre laser and amplifier have been carried out exploiting a nonlinear intensity-dependent response in a silicon photodiode. The same photodiode is used both for the generation and the detection of the autocorrelation signal, allowing the construction of a compact and inexpensive optical autocorrelator.
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页码:1922 / 1923
页数:2
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