• DocumentCode
    857458
  • Title

    Explanation and modelling of pulse compression and broadening in near-travelling-wave laser amplifiers

  • Author

    Lowry, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nottingham Univ.
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    9/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1125
  • Lastpage
    1126
  • Abstract
    Simulations using a transmission-line laser model show that optical pulse compression and broadening, recently observed in near-travelling-wave laser amplifiers, results from gain saturation only. The amount of compression was found to be dependent on the input pulse shape and power but independent of its spectrum
  • Keywords
    amplifiers; laser theory; semiconductor device models; semiconductor junction lasers; transmission line theory; antireflection coated facets; gain saturation; input power; input pulse shape; modelling; near-travelling-wave laser amplifiers; pulse broadening; pulse compression; semiconductor lasers; spectrum independent; transmission-line laser model;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    19583