Tail-free operation of an overdriven gain-switched DFB laser by spectral filtering

Mykhaylo Dubov, Domenico Giannone, Igor Khrushchev, Ian Bennion

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Abstract

The tail-free operation of an overdriven gain-switched distributed feedback (DFB) laser by spectral filtering was demonstrated. The filtering was realized using a mechanically tunable fiber Bragg grating (FBG). The unfiltered and filtered signals were traced by corresponding oscilloscope. The spectral filtering removed the nonlinearly chirped components resulting in the pulse shortening. The results showed unwanted relaxation in the overdriven DFB laser were supressed by using a steep-edge notch filter.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001
Place of PublicationSan Diego, CA (US)
PublisherIEEE
Pages804-805
Number of pages2
Volume2
ISBN (Print)0780371054
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2001
Event14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 12 Nov 200113 Nov 2001

Conference

Conference14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
Abbreviated titleLEOS 2001
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period12/11/0113/11/01

Keywords

  • bandpass filters
  • carrier concentration
  • electric attenuators
  • fiber Bragg gratings
  • optical filters
  • quantum optics
  • quantum well lasers
  • spectral filtering

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