Title :
Explanation and modelling of pulse compression and broadening in near-travelling-wave laser amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nottingham Univ.
fDate :
9/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
