Optimised design of fibre-based pulse compressor for gain-switched DFB laser pulses at 1.5 mu m

Authors
Barry, LP Thomsen, BC Dudley, JM Harvey, JD
Citation
Lp. Barry et al., Optimised design of fibre-based pulse compressor for gain-switched DFB laser pulses at 1.5 mu m, ELECTR LETT, 35(14), 1999, pp. 1166-1168
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
14
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1166 - 1168
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(19990708)35:14<1166:ODOFPC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
An optical-fibre-based pulse compressor for gain-switched DFB laser pulses has been optimised using a systematic procedure based on the initial comple te characterisation of the laser pulses, followed by numerical simulations of the pulse propagation in different types of fibre to determine the requi red lengths for optimum compression. Using both linear and nonlinear compre ssion techniques, an optimum compression factor of 12 is achieved.