High-repetition-rate source delivering optical pulse trains with a controllable level of amplitude and temporal jitters

Ugo Andral (1) , Christophe Finot (1)

1 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne

We theoretically propose and numerically validate an all-optical scheme to generate optical pulse trains with varying peak-powers and durations. A shaping of the spectral phase thanks to discrete /2 phase shifts enables an efficient phase-to-intensity conversion of a temporal phase modulation based on a two-tone sinusoidal beating. Experiments carried out at telecommunication wavelengths and at a repetition rate of 10 GHz confirm the ability of our approach to efficiently generate a train made of pulses with properties that vary from pulse-to-pulse. The levels of jitters can be accurately controlled.

Mots clés: high-repetition rate optical pulse trains; Optical component testing; optical telecommunications

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Ugo Andral, Christophe Finot. High-repetition-rate source delivering optical pulse trains with a controllable level of amplitude and temporal jitters. Engineering Reports, 2020, 2, pp.e12182. ⟨10.1002/eng2.12182⟩. ⟨hal-02332668v2⟩