Method and system for a pulsed laser source emitting shaped optical waveforms
First Claim
1. A tunable pulsed laser source comprising:
- a seed source adapted to generate a seed signal;
an optical circulator having a first port coupled to the seed source, a second port, and a third port;
a modulator driver adapted to produce a shaped electrical waveform;
an amplitude modulator coupled to the modulator driver and adapted to receive the shaped electrical waveform, wherein the amplitude modulator is characterized by a first side coupled to the second port of the optical circulator and a second side;
a first optical amplifier characterized by an input end and a reflective end, wherein the input end is coupled to the second side of the amplitude modulator; and
a second optical amplifier coupled to the third port of the optical circulator.
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Abstract
A tunable pulsed laser source includes a seed source adapted to generate a seed signal and an optical circulator having a first port coupled to the seed source, a second port, and a third port. The tunable pulsed laser source also includes a modulator driver adapted to produce a shaped electrical waveform and an amplitude modulator coupled to the modulator driver and adapted to receive the shaped electrical waveform. The amplitude modulator is characterized by a first side coupled to the second port of the optical circulator and a second side. The tunable pulsed laser source further includes a first optical amplifier characterized by an input end and a reflective end. The input end is coupled to the second side of the amplitude modulator. Moreover, the tunable pulsed laser source includes a second optical amplifier coupled to the third port of the optical circulator.
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1. A tunable pulsed laser source comprising:
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a seed source adapted to generate a seed signal; an optical circulator having a first port coupled to the seed source, a second port, and a third port; a modulator driver adapted to produce a shaped electrical waveform; an amplitude modulator coupled to the modulator driver and adapted to receive the shaped electrical waveform, wherein the amplitude modulator is characterized by a first side coupled to the second port of the optical circulator and a second side; a first optical amplifier characterized by an input end and a reflective end, wherein the input end is coupled to the second side of the amplitude modulator; and a second optical amplifier coupled to the third port of the optical circulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing a laser pulse, the method comprising:
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providing a seed signal; coupling the seed signal to a first port of an optical circulator; outputting the seed signal from a second port of the optical circulator; providing a first shaped electrical signal; coupling the first shaped electrical signal to an electrical port of an amplitude modulator; outputting a shaped optical pulse to an input end of an optical amplifier; amplifying the shaped optical pulse to provide an amplified shaped optical pulse; providing a second shaped electrical signal; coupling the second shaped electrical signal to the electrical port of the amplitude modulator; receiving a reshaped optical pulse at the second port of the optical circulator; and outputting the reshaped optical pulse at a third port of the optical circulator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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