title: Pulse shaper in a loop: demonstration of cascadable ultrafast all-optical code translation.
abstract: We experimentally demonstrate repetitive M-ary spectral phase pulse shaping by placing a programmable pulse shaper driven by a 10-GHz source in a closed loop. This permits generation of encoded and decoded signals in the same apparatus by forming a closed loop to circulate a part of the output back into the pulse shaper. As a result, a series of M - 1 distinct encoded waveforms is sequentially generated, followed by generation of a properly decoded pulse.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 465 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2035, USA. sdsphoto@mju.ac.kr
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Leaird
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weiner