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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
Robert Herda, Munich, DE;
Armin Zach, Munich, DE;
Frank Lison, Gauting, DE;
TOPTICA Photonics AG, Graefelfing, DE;
Abstract
A device for generating light pulses includes a seed laser source for generating input light pulses. An optical pre-amplifier having variable gain receives the input light pulses from the seed laser source. An optical power amplifier receives the light pulses from the optical pre-amplifier and amplifies and compresses the received light pulses. The light pulses are compressed in the optical power amplifier in such a manner that the pulse duration of the output light pulses of the optical power amplifier is tunable via adjusting the gain of the optical pre-amplifier. Wavelength-tunable light pulses are obtained by supplying the output light pulses of the optical power amplifier to a highly non-linear optical fiber.