All-fiber spectral compression of picosecond pulses at telecommunication wavelength enhanced by amplitude shaping

Julien Fatome (1) , Bertrand Kibler (1) , Esben Ravn Andresen (2) , Herve Rigneault (3) , Christophe Finot (4)

1 SLCO
2 FRESNEL - Institut FRESNEL
3 MOSAIC - MOSAIC
4 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne

We demonstrate efficient spectral compression of picosecond pulses in an all-fiber configuration at telecommunication wavelengths. A spectral compression by a factor 12 is achieved. Performing temporal shaping with a parabolic pulse significantly improves the spectral compression with much lower substructures and an enhanced Strehl ratio.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Julien Fatome, Bertrand Kibler, Esben Ravn Andresen, Herve Rigneault, Christophe Finot. All-fiber spectral compression of picosecond pulses at telecommunication wavelength enhanced by amplitude shaping. Applied optics, 2012, 51 (19), pp.4547-4553. ⟨10.1364/AO.51.004547⟩. ⟨hal-00699103⟩