• DocumentCode
    904483
  • Title

    Generation of a variable-width subnanosecond optical pulse

  • Author

    Carlson, D.G.

  • Volume
    57
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    5/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    807
  • Lastpage
    808
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1969.7085
  • Filename
    1449015