Multi-frequency heterodyne system for all-optical-technology-free ultrafast optical waveform measurement

Author(s):  
T. Sakamoto ◽  
T. Kawanishi ◽  
M. Izutsu
2014 ◽  
Vol 940 ◽  
pp. 362-365
Author(s):  
Wen Shen ◽  
Hui Deng ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Hai Yu

In this paper, we give an introduction to all-optical switching in power communication network. We apply the all-optical technology into electric power communication network. Edge node is designed to complete the optical packet optical packet generation and split into groups of common features. The core node is designed to forward optical packet to complete way finding functionality. All-optical technology shows advantages in protecting the transmission of real-time business requirements to maximize bandwidth utilization and network availability.


2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeru Nakamura ◽  
Takemasa Tamanuki ◽  
Morio Takahashi ◽  
Takanori Shimizu ◽  
Satoshi Ae ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (41) ◽  
pp. 415202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Wang ◽  
Yunxiang Chen ◽  
Jilin Zheng ◽  
Yanqi Ge ◽  
Jianhua Ji ◽  
...  

1996 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 125-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. I. KANG ◽  
I. GLESK ◽  
P. R. PRUCNAL

The operating principle of the utilization of resonant optical nonlinearities in recently demonstrated ultra-fast all-optical interferometric switching devices is presented. Optimum switching windows expected from these devices are investigated with a simple theoretical analysis. The experimental results of these devices are presented along with the nonlinear optical properties of a semiconductor optical amplifier. The information from the experimental results of the nonlinear optical properties are used to address a problem associated with a saturation of the semiconductor optical amplifier by an incoming ultra-high bit rate data stream. We also discuss the advantages and disadvantages in different operation modes — same or different wavelengths for the control and data signals. Finally, we discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages among these devices.


Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2107-2124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haitao Chen ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Hao Ouyang ◽  
Yufeng Song ◽  
Tian Jiang

AbstractOptical modulation technique plays a crucial role in photonics technologies, and there is an ever-increasing demand for broadband and ultrafast optical modulation in the era of artificial intelligence. All-optical modulation is known to be able to operate in an ultrafast way and has a broadband response, showing great potential in applications for ultrafast information processing and photonic computing. Two-dimensional (2D) materials with exotic optoelectronic properties bring tremendous new opportunities for all-optical modulators with excellent performance, which have attracted lots of attention recently. In this review, we cover the state-of-art all-optical modulation based on 2D materials, including graphene, transitional metal dichalcogenides, phosphorus, and other novel 2D materials. We present the operations mechanism of different types of all-optical modulators with various configurations, such as fiber-integrated and free-space ones. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by all-optical modulation, as well as offer some future perspectives for the development of all-optical modulation based on 2D materials.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moss

<p>We report an all-optical radio-frequency (RF) spectrum analyzer with a bandwidth greater than 5 terahertz (THz), based on a 50-cm long spiral waveguide in a CMOS-compatible high-index doped silica platform. By carefully mapping out the dispersion profile of the waveguides for different thicknesses, we identify the optimal design to achieve near zero dispersion in the C-band. To demonstrate the capability of the RF spectrum analyzer, we measure the optical output of a femtosecond fiber laser with an ultrafast optical RF spectrum in the terahertz regime.</p>


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dandan Hui ◽  
Husain Alqattan ◽  
Shunsuke Yamada ◽  
Volodymyr Pervak ◽  
Kazuhiro Yabana ◽  
...  

Abstract Attosecond science capitalizes on the extreme nonlinearity of strong fields, driven by few-cycle pulses, to attain attosecond temporal resolution and give access to the electron motion dynamics of matter in real-time. Here, we measured the electronic delay response of the dielectric system triggered by a strong field of few-cycle pulses to be in the order of 425 ± 98 as. Moreover, we exploited the electronic response following the strong driver field to demonstrate all-optical light field metrology with attosecond resolution. This field sampling methodology provides a direct connection between the driver field and the induced ultrafast dynamics in matter. Also, we demonstrate the quantum electron motion control in dielectric using synthesized light waveforms. This on-demand electron motion control realizes the long-anticipated ultrafast optical switches and quantum electronics. This advancement promises to increase the limiting speed of data processing and information encoding to rates that exceed 1 petabit/s, opening a new realm of information technology.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUHUA LI ◽  
ZHE KANG ◽  
KUN ZHU ◽  
SHIQI AI ◽  
XIANG WANG ◽  
...  

Abstract We report an all-optical radio-frequency (RF) spectrum analyzer with a bandwidth greater than 5 terahertz (THz), based on a 50-cm long spiral waveguide in a CMOS-compatible high-index doped silica platform. By carefully mapping out the dispersion profile of the waveguides for different thicknesses, we identify the optimal design to achieve near zero dispersion in the C-band. To demonstrate the capability of the RF spectrum analyzer, we measure the optical output of a femtosecond fiber laser with an ultrafast optical RF spectrum in the terahertz regime.


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