Acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter for adaptive compensation of group delay time dispersion in laser systems

It is demonstrated in this communication that using an acousto-optic interaction in an anisotropic birefringent medium it is possible to produce a chirped optical signal reproducing an original acoustic signal. This acoustic signal can then be used to generate a pre-distorted optical signal at the i...

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Published in:Optics communications 1997-08, Vol.140 (4-6), p.245-249
Main Author: Tournois, Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:It is demonstrated in this communication that using an acousto-optic interaction in an anisotropic birefringent medium it is possible to produce a chirped optical signal reproducing an original acoustic signal. This acoustic signal can then be used to generate a pre-distorted optical signal at the input of a laser chain to compensate for group delay time dispersions within the chain. The first experiments achieved with such a device are reported.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00153-3