Apparatus and method for generating chirp-slice controlled-linewidth laser-seed signals
US7701987B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S2301/03
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and method for generating controlled-linewidth laser-seed-signals for high-powered fiber-laser amplifier systems. In some embodiments, the natural chirp (frequency change of laser light over a short start-up time) of a DBR laser diode when driven by pulsed current is used to broaden the linewidth of the laser output, while adjusting the peak current and/or the pulse duration to obtain the desired linewidth.
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