A dispersive modulator
- 1 February 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 26 (3), 99-101
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88095
Abstract
Amplitude modulation and temporal compression of 10−μ light at a frequency up to 80 MHz were demonstrated using a dispersive molulator—a NH3 vapor cell with a near−resonant time−dependent transition frequency controlled externally via the Stark effect. The peak output intensity was observed to be higher than the input intensity, showing that compression effects due to the time−dependent dispersion are essential in determining the output waveform.Keywords
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