Ultrafast optics has undergone a revolution in the past two decades, driven by new methods
of pulse generation, amplification, manipulation, and measurement. We review the …

Frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG) is a technique used to measure ultrafast laser
pulses by optically producing a spectrogram, or FROG trace, of the measured pulse. While a …

The field of high-speed measurements for optical telecommunication systems is reviewed.
An emphasis is placed on diagnostics evaluating the temporal electric field of light, ie …

The capability of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) to amplify advanced optical
modulation format signals is investigated. The input power dynamic range is studied and …

The measurement of optical ultrafast laser pulses is done indirectly because the required
bandwidth to measure these pulses exceeds the bandwidth of current electronics. As a …

Linear optical sampling detects samples of the electric field of an optical waveform using its
interference with a train of sampling pulses. This unique ability allows statistical electric-field …

Linear self-referencing techniques for the characterization of the electric field of short optical
pulses are presented. The theoretical and practical advantages of these techniques are …

In this book, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) are studied with a view to linear and
nonlinear applications in next-generation optical networks. Quantum-dot SOAs can be …

Methods for the characterization of the time-dependent electric field of short optical pulses
are reviewed. The representation of these pulses in terms of correlation functions and time …

Experimentally we find a 10 dB input power dynamic range advantage for amplification of
phase encoded signals with quantum dot SOA as compared to low-confinement bulk SOA …