High-speed optical sampling using a silicon-chip temporal magnifier.
We demonstrate a single-shot technique for optical sampling based on temporal magnification using a silicon-chip time lens. We demonstrate the largest reported temporal magnification factor yet achieved (>500) and apply this technique to perform 1.3 TS/s single-shot sampling of ultrafast waveforms and to 80-Gb/s performance monitoring. This scheme offers the potential of developing a device that can transform GHz oscilloscopes into instruments capable of measuring signals with THz bandwidths.
Salem
Reza
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School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. reza.salem@cornell.edu
Foster
Mark A
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Turner-Foster
Amy C
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Geraghty
David F
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Lipson
Michal
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Gaeta
Alexander L
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