Title :
Generation of a variable-width subnanosecond optical pulse
fDate :
5/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel technique for generating a single optical pulse using an electrooptic switch is demonstrated. The optical pulsewidth is unrelated to the width of the voltage pulse applied to the electro-optic switch. Pulsewidths continuously variable from 0.5 ns to 50 ns were obtained.
Keywords :
Lasers and electrooptics; Mirrors; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Power lasers; Pulse modulation; Space vector pulse width modulation; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1969.7085
