Compression and reshaping of gain-switching low-quality pulses using a highly nonlinear optical loop mirror

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 377-379

  De Dios, Cristina ^a   Lamela, Horacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Gain switching (GS); Nonlinear optical devices; Picoseconds phenomena; Pulse compression; Pulse shaping

Indexed keywords

DIODE LASERS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAIN SWITCHING; HIGHLY NONLINEAR; LOW QUALITIES; MICRO-STRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; OPTICAL SOURCE; OVERALL BENEFIT; PICOSECONDS; PULSE CONDITIONING; PULSED DIODE LASER; REDUCED SYSTEMS; TEMPORAL INFORMATION;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MIRRORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PULSE COMPRESSION; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; PULSED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 77649146718     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2040076     Document Type: Article

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