Title :
Optimised design of fibre-based pulse compressor for gain-switched DFB laser pulses at 1.5 μm
Author :
Barry, L.P. ; Thomsen, B.C. ; Dudley, J.M. ; Harvey, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Dublin City Univ., Ireland
fDate :
7/8/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An optical-fibre-based pulse compressor for gain-switched DFB laser pulses has been optimised using a systematic procedure based on the initial complete characterisation of the laser pulses, followed by numerical simulations of the pulse propagation in different types of fibre to determine the required lengths for optimum compression. Using both linear and nonlinear compression techniques, an optimum compression factor of 12 is achieved
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optimisation; fibre-based pulse compressor; gain-switched DFB laser pulses; laser pulses; linear compression; nonlinear compression; numerical simulations; optical-fibre-based pulse compressor; optimised design; optimum compression; optimum compression factor; pulse propagation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990782
