Novel picosecond optical sources based on gain switched diode lasers and nonlinear pulse reshaping

Horacio Lamela; Cristina de Dios

doi:10.1117/12.914432

28 February 2012 Novel picosecond optical sources based on gain switched diode lasers and nonlinear pulse reshaping

Horacio Lamela, Cristina de Dios

Proceedings Volume 8255, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XX; 82551J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.914432
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

This work presents a theoretical design and experimental optimization study on the improvements to pulsed diode laser Gain-Switched (GS) optical sources and an external compressor based on a Nonlinear Loop Mirror (NOLM). The designed and optimized NOLM will be adapted to the characteristics of GS optical sources by using a microstructured optical fiber and a semiconductor optical amplifier in a nonlinear Sagnac loop, avoiding the need to include in the compression and reshaping scheme pre-processing stages of the input optical pulses. This scheme reduces the system complexity and the assembly of an input stage being a commercial or Cost Of The Shelf (COTS) gain-switched diode laser and a compressor and reshaping stage giving rise to a compact, reliable low cost new picosecond optical pulse sources at high repetition rates, that can be used in many fields and applications.

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Horacio Lamela and Cristina de Dios "Novel picosecond optical sources based on gain switched diode lasers and nonlinear pulse reshaping", Proc. SPIE 8255, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XX, 82551J (28 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.914432

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