摘要:
A system and method for transmission of data modulated spectrally enriched optical pulses via an error free propagation region of an optical fiber, in which the optical pulses generated by an optical transmitter have a spectrum that is substantially wider than the spectrum of Fourier-transform limit at an input of the error-free propagation region. The spectral width of the optical pulses gradually narrows while transmitting along this region and becomes comparable to the Fourier-transform limit at an output of this region. Linear and non-linear distortions are compensated within the error free propagation region respectively by deployment of dispersion compensating units and phase modulation of transmitted optical pulses for providing them with an appropriate frequency chirp having shape comparable with a frequency chirp induced by a self-phase modulation of the optical fiber but having opposite sign.
摘要:
A pulsed, mode-locked, picosecond laser having a solid-state laser medium, a saturable absorber (SA), and a passive negative feedback (PNF) element. The SA is “slow,” having an absorption recovery time which is longer than a desired duration of an output pulse. The SA and the PNF element together mode-lock the laser to produce an output pulse or pulses of a given duration. The position of the SA along the beam path and the orientation of the SA with respect to the beam path can be varied to vary the output pulse duration over a wide range.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a pulsed, mode-locked, picosecond laser having a solid-state laser medium, a saturable absorber (SA), and a passive negative feedback (PNF) element. The SA is “slow”, having an absorption recovery time which is longer than a desired duration of an output pulse. The SA and the PNF element together mode-lock the laser to produce an output pulse or pulses of the desired duration. Thus, according to the method of the invention, the solid-state laser medium is energized, whereupon the laser becomes mode-locked to produce the desired output pulses. The solid-state laser of the present invention is capable of producing very short, energetic output pulses, such as output pulses having a duration on the order of one or more picoseconds, and an energy of from about 100 &mgr;J to about 2 mJ. These output pulses are very stable. As the laser is of relatively simple construction, it is relatively easy to operate to produce this stable energy output.