title: Optical pulse shaping using optical coherent transients.
abstract: Using multiple temporally-overlapped, frequency offset and phase-tuned, linear frequency chirps, a new method of multi-GHz optical coherent transient optical pulse shaping and processing in inhomogeneously broadened rare-earth doped crystals is proposed. Using this technique with properly chirped laser sources, multi-GHz processing can be controlled with conventional low-bandwidth electronics and optical modulators. Specifically, this technique enables pulse shaping in the MHz to THz frequency regime with time-bandwidth-products exceeding 100,000, filling the gap between the operating regimes of femtosecond pulse shaping and analog electronics. The low bandwidth (~20 MHz) proof-of-concept demonstrations presented in this paper include pulse train creation, selfconvolution, auto-correlation, and chirped pulse compression.
authors.forename: Zeb
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: Mingzhen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reibel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Babbitt