Apparatus and method to suppress gain-switched spikes in fiber laser amplifier systems
US8254419B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2031 |
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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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