DocumentCode
1551969
Title
Optimised design of fibre-based pulse compressor for gain-switched DFB laser pulses at 1.5 μm
Author
Barry, L.P. ; Thomsen, B.C. ; Dudley, J.M. ; Harvey, J.D.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Dublin City Univ., Ireland
Volume
35
Issue
14
fYear
1999
fDate
7/8/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1166
Lastpage
1168
Abstract
An optical-fibre-based pulse compressor for gain-switched DFB laser pulses has been optimised using a systematic procedure based on the initial complete characterisation of the laser pulses, followed by numerical simulations of the pulse propagation in different types of fibre to determine the required lengths for optimum compression. Using both linear and nonlinear compression techniques, an optimum compression factor of 12 is achieved
Keywords
optical design techniques; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optimisation; fibre-based pulse compressor; gain-switched DFB laser pulses; laser pulses; linear compression; nonlinear compression; numerical simulations; optical-fibre-based pulse compressor; optimised design; optimum compression; optimum compression factor; pulse propagation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19990782
Filename
788945
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