A compact 1 GHz, 16 ps pulse source operating at 1060 nm incorporating a high power gain-switched semiconductor laser and fiber grating pulse compressor

Gain-switching of semiconductor laser diodes provides a practical and potentially low cost means of generating picosecond optical pulses. In this paper we describe the use of a highly dispersive chirped fiber Bragg grating (CFBG) to perform the pulse compression resulting in a very compact and attractive ps (1 GHz, 16 ps) pulse source.