• DocumentCode
    1170106
  • Title

    Compresion and dispersionless transmission of chirped 1.3 mu m DFB ps laser pulses in dispersion-shifted single-mode fibres

  • Author

    Olsen, C.M. ; Lin, C. ; Izadpanah, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    6/8/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    767
  • Lastpage
    768
  • Abstract
    Optical pulse compression of high-speed gain-switched ps 1.3 mu m DFB semiconductor laser pulses in dispersion-shifted single-mode fibres is measured with a streak camera. The laser-red-shift chirp is compensated for by the negative chromatic fibre dispersion, resulting in pulse compression and ´dispersionless´ transmission of 45 ps pulses over 12 km of fibre.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; optical communication; optical fibres; streak photography; 1.3 micron; 12 km; 45 ps; DFB semiconductor laser pulses; dispersion-shifted single-mode fibres; laser-red-shift chirp; negative chromatic fibre dispersion; pulse compression; streak camera;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19890518
  • Filename
    31886