Abstract: An electronic light synthesizer electronically synthesizes supercontinuum light and includes: a microwave modulator that: receives a continuous wave light including an optical frequency; modulates the continuous wave light at a microwave repetition frequency; and produces a frequency comb modulated at the microwave repetition frequency; a self-phase modulator that: receives the frequency comb; spectrally broadens an optical wavelength range of the frequency comb; and produces broadened light modulated at the microwave repetition frequency; an optical filter that: receives the broadened light from the self-phase modulator; and optically filters electronic noise in the broadened light; and a supercontinuum generator that: receives the broadened light from the optical filter; spectrally broadens the optical wavelength range of the broadened light; and produces supercontinuum light modulated at the microwave repetition frequency.

Abstract: An electronic light synthesizer electronically synthesizes supercontinuum light, the electronic light synthesizer and includes: a microwave modulator that: receives a continuous wave light including an optical frequency; modulates the continuous wave light at a microwave repetition frequency; and produces a frequency comb including the optical frequency and modulated at the microwave repetition frequency; a self-phase modulator in optical communication with the microwave modulator and that: receives the frequency comb from the microwave modulator; spectrally broadens an optical wavelength range of the frequency comb; and produces broadened light including the optical frequency and modulated at the microwave repetition frequency; an optical filter in optical communication with the self-phase modulator and that: receives the broadened light from the self-phase modulator; and optically filters electronic noise in the broadened light; and a supercontinuum generator in optical communication with the optical filter