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High power pulsed fiber MOPA system incorporating electro-optic modulator based adaptive pulse shaping

High power pulsed fiber MOPA system incorporating electro-optic modulator based adaptive pulse shaping
High power pulsed fiber MOPA system incorporating electro-optic modulator based adaptive pulse shaping
We demonstrate active pulse shaping using an Electro-Optic Modulator in order to compensate the pulse shaping effects caused by Gain Saturation in a high power Yb doped fiber amplifier chain and to generate various custom-defined output pulse shapes. Square, step and smooth pulse shapes are achieved, with mJ pulse energies. Use of a modulator to shape pulses rather than direct modulation of the diode drive current allows us to eliminate undesired transients due to laser start up dynamics. The required shaping is calculated based on a simple measurement of amplifier performance, and does not require detailed modeling of the amplifier dynamics.
1094-4087
20927-20937
Malinowski, Andrew
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Vu, Khu Tri
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Nilsson, Johan
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Nilsson, Johan
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Jeong, Yoonchan
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Malinowski, Andrew, Vu, Khu Tri, Chen, Kang Kang, Nilsson, Johan, Jeong, Yoonchan, Alam, Shaif-ul, Lin, Dejiao and Richardson, David J. (2009) High power pulsed fiber MOPA system incorporating electro-optic modulator based adaptive pulse shaping. Optics Express, 17 (23), 20927-20937. (doi:10.1364/OE.17.020927).

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We demonstrate active pulse shaping using an Electro-Optic Modulator in order to compensate the pulse shaping effects caused by Gain Saturation in a high power Yb doped fiber amplifier chain and to generate various custom-defined output pulse shapes. Square, step and smooth pulse shapes are achieved, with mJ pulse energies. Use of a modulator to shape pulses rather than direct modulation of the diode drive current allows us to eliminate undesired transients due to laser start up dynamics. The required shaping is calculated based on a simple measurement of amplifier performance, and does not require detailed modeling of the amplifier dynamics.

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Published date: 9 November 2009
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 78886
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78886
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: a03f3e73-3117-4dc1-b4f2-b394b4c925b3
ORCID for Johan Nilsson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1691-7959
ORCID for David J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058

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Date deposited: 15 Mar 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:42

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Author: Andrew Malinowski
Author: Khu Tri Vu
Author: Kang Kang Chen
Author: Johan Nilsson ORCID iD
Author: Yoonchan Jeong
Author: Shaif-ul Alam
Author: Dejiao Lin

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