Mendlovic, D.Melamed, O.Özaktaş, Haldun M.2015-07-282015-07-2819950003-6935http://hdl.handle.net/11693/10791Optical signal processing can be done with time-lens devices. A temporal processor based on chirp-z transformers is suggested. This configuration is more compact than a conventional 4-f temporal processor. On the basis of implementation aspects of such a temporal processor, we did a performance analysis. This analysis leads to the conclusion that an ultrafast optical temporal processor can be implemented.EnglishElectrooptical devicesFourier transformsIntegral equationsLensesLight PropagationModulatorsOptical filtersOptical systemsPerformanceChirp Z transformerDispersive delay linesElectrooptical modulatorsOptical signal processingOptical temporal processorsTime lens devicesSignal pocessingArticle10.1364/AO.34.004113