title: Analysis of amplitude fluctuation and timing jitter performance of spectrally periodic Talbot filters for optical pulse rate multiplication.
abstract: We analyze simultaneous amplitude fluctuation and timing jitter performance of a set of commonly believed equivalent spectrally periodic phase-only filters for implementing pulse repetition rate multiplication. Whereas amplitude noise and time jitter mitigation is observed in all cases, our analysis reveals different noise performance to that obtained with the classical Talbot filter implementation based on a single dispersive medium. Moreover, different noise improvements are achieved depending on the filter's spectral period and a mutual interaction between amplitude noise and timing jitter is also observed.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique - Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, suite 121, Varennes, Québec J3X1S2, Canada. malacarne@emt.inrs.ca
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malacarne
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azaña