Title :
Generation of <3 ps optical pulses by fibre compression of gain-switched InGaAsP DFB laser diode pulses
Author_Institution :
Tektronic Labs., Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, OR, USA
fDate :
3/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
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.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; delay lines; distributed feedback lasers; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical fibres; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.3 micron; 3 ps; InGaAsP feedback laser diode pulses; chirped output; fibre compression; fibre dispersive delay line; gain-switched; optical pulse; pulse energy; pulse width; pulse wing suppression; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900193
