Abstract

The development of real-time measurement techniques for ultra-fast optical signals has attracted considerable interest over the last few years and has contributed to outstanding progresses in both applied and fundamental research. For instance, single-shot spectral recordings of modulation instability (MI) seeded by short pulses in a nonlinear fiber have revealed strong shot-to-shot fluctuations confirming the stochastic nature of the process [1]. Soon after, the development of so-called time-lens systems has enabled temporal observations of ultra-short extreme events originating from the noise-seeded MI in a cw (continuous wave) configuration [2].

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