The dispersive modulator - A new concept in optical pulse compression
- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 13 (6) , 388-392
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jqe.1977.1069368
Abstract
A description of a new method of optical pulse compression, named the dispersive modulator, is given. In this device, amplitude modulation and temporal compression of light were achieved by passage through a Stark-modulated, near-resonant dispersive medium. The relationship between the dispersive modulator and the chirp compression scheme is discussed. Experimental results on modulation of 10-μ CO2and N2O laser light, including a case where 100 percent modulation was observed, are presented.Keywords
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