Abstract

Direct space-to-time (DST) pulse shaping has been shown, with its straightforward mapping of an input spatial pattern to an output temporal pattern, to be an effective method of creating high bit-rate optical data packets.¹ The behavior of this device, in the femtosecond regime, has been well analyzed² and the ability to obtain multiple, temporally identical, waveforms at different center wavelengths and to control chirp have been demonstrated.^2,3

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