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Pulsed pumped four-wave mixing process via $\chi^{(3)}$ non-linearity in optical fiber can generate optical pulses with continuous variable quantum correlation. However, pair-wise correlation of the generated pulses in this system has not…
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Laser with high spectral purity plays a crucial role in high-precision optical metrology and coherent communication. Thanks to the rapid development of laser frequency stabilization, the laser phase noise can be remarkably compensated,…
Ultrashort pulse lasers (USPLs) have attracted attention as tools capable of inducing unique phenomena by instantaneously generating regions with transiently modified properties (filaments) in the material. However, a comprehensive…
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In remote sensing, each sensor can provide complementary or reinforcing information. It is valuable to fuse outputs from multiple sensors to boost overall performance. Previous supervised fusion methods often require accurate labels for…
We present the development of a high power fibre laser system to investigate its suitability for use in a transverse electron beam profile monitor i.e. a laserwire. A system capable of producing individual pulses up to $165.8 \pm 0.4 \mu$J…
Characterizing ultrashort optical pulses has always been a critical but difficult task, which has a broad range of applications. We propose and demonstrate a self-referenced method of characterizing ultrafast pulses with a multimode fiber.…
In this study, we consider a pulse-Doppler radar relying on a simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS) for scanning a given volume; the radar receiver is collocated with the STAR-RIS and aims…
One of the fundamental limitations to high bit rate, long distance, telecommunication in optical fibers is Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD). Here we introduce a conceptually new method to reduce PMD in optical fibers by carrying out…