Generation of <3 ps optical pulses by fibre compression of gain-switched InGaAsP DFB laser diode pulses |
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| Authors: | Hawkins R.T. |
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| Affiliation: | Tektronic Labs., Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, OR, USA; |
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| Abstract: | Generation of <3 ps full width at half maximum (FWHM) 1.3 mu m pulses by compressing the chirped output of a gain-switched distributed feedback laser diode (DFB-LD) with a fibre dispersive delay line is reported. Diode laser requirements for minimum pulse width and maximum pulse energy, as well as suppression of 'wings' on the optical pulse, are discussed.<> |
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