Title :
A compact 1 GHz, 16 ps pulse source operating at 1060 nm incorporating a high power gain-switched semiconductor laser and fiber grating pulse compressor
Author :
Piper, A. ; Dupriez, P. ; Ibsen, M. ; Malinowski, A. ; Price, J.H.V. ; Thomsen, B.C. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Hickey, L.M.B. ; Zervas, M.N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Gain-switching of semiconductor laser diodes provides a practical and potentially low cost means of generating picosecond optical pulses. In this paper we describe the use of a highly dispersive chirped fiber Bragg grating (CFBG) to perform the pulse compression resulting in a very compact and attractive ps (1 GHz, 16 ps) pulse source.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; chirp modulation; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; 1 GHz; 1060 nm; 16 ps; fiber grating pulse compressor; high power gain-switched semiconductor laser; highly dispersive chirped fiber Bragg grating; picosecond optical pulse generation; pulse compression; pulse source; Costs; Diode lasers; Dispersion; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse compression methods; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568139
