Multiplication of periodic pulse train repetition rates using the self-imaging phenomenon in high order dispersive media

D. Duchense; J. Azaña; R. Morandotti

doi:10.1117/12.707954

8 September 2006 Multiplication of periodic pulse train repetition rates using the self-imaging phenomenon in high order dispersive media

D. Duchense, J. Azaña, R. Morandotti

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Proceedings Volume 6343, Photonics North 2006; 634347 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.707954
Event: Photonics North 2006, 2006, Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

We show that the temporal Talbot effect, also known as the self-imaging phenomenon, is not limited to first-order dispersive media but can also be observed in higher-order dispersive media. By induction on the first-order Talbot conditions necessary to observe repetition rate multiplication, we obtain a new set of conditions for fractional self-imaging in higher-order dispersive media. Theoretical derivations and simulations demonstrate the possibility to observe repetition rate multiplication in higher-order dispersive media, in particular second and third order dispersive media. These results extend the Talbot effect to a medium of arbitrary dispersive orders and provide a greater degree of flexibility to design all-pass (phase-only) optical filters for pulse rate multiplication.

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D. Duchense, J. Azaña, and R. Morandotti "Multiplication of periodic pulse train repetition rates using the self-imaging phenomenon in high order dispersive media", Proc. SPIE 6343, Photonics North 2006, 634347 (8 September 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.707954

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