Device for generation of tunable light pulses
AssigneeTOPTICA Photonics AG
InventorsRobert Herda, Armin Zach, Frank Lison
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Abstract
A device for generating light pulses includes a seed laser source for generating input light pulses. An optical pre-amplifier having variable gain receives the input light pulses from the seed laser source. An optical power amplifier receives the light pulses from the optical pre-amplifier and amplifies and compresses the received light pulses. The light pulses are compressed in the optical power amplifier in such a manner that the pulse duration of the output light pulses of the optical power amplifier is tunable via adjusting the gain of the optical pre-amplifier. Wavelength-tunable light pulses are obtained by supplying the output light pulses of the optical power amplifier to a highly non-linear optical fiber.
Claims14
A device for generating light pulses, comprising:
- a seed laser source for generating input light pulses;
- a tuning element, which receives the input light pulses from the seed laser source and which tunably adjusts the energy of the received light pulses;
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- an optical power amplifier which receives the light pulses from the tuning element and which amplifies and compresses the received light pulses.
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