title: Compression of picosecond pulses from diode lasers using a modified grating-pair compressor.
abstract: Optical pulses from gain-switched diode lasers were compressed using a grating-pair compressor containing an internal telescope. Original pulses of 20-30 psec were compressed to 5-7 psec, with the largest compression factor ~5. Diode-laser pulse compression is well modeled by transmission of Gaussian pulses with excess bandwidth through a dispersive system.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuznetsov
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wiesenfeld
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Radzihovsky