Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

High resolution radio frequency spectral analysis with photon echo chirp transform in Er:YSO

L. Lorgeri, V. Grozatier, V. Lavielle, Fabien Bretenaker, J.-L. Le Gouët

Published May 16, 2004• 0 citations

Abstract

The chirp transform algorithm is investigated with photon echoes in a Er:YSO crystal for rf spectral analysis purposes. Thanks to a high spectral purity fiber laser we demonstrate 40 kHz resolution and a time bandwidth product of 500.

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