Title :
Compression of optical pulses
Author :
Giordmaine, Joseph A. ; Duguay, M.A. ; Hansen, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A scheme, similar to one used in the chirp radar, is proposed to compress in time, without loss of energy, the light pulse generated by a mode-locked laser. On the basis of preliminary experimental results obtained with a mode-locked He-Ne laser and a LiNbO3phase modulator, it is predicted that compression of 50-ps pulses derived from a Nd:YAG laser to 0.4 ps or less is feasible.
Keywords :
Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser radar; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1968.1075327
