Patent ID: 9634464
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H01S

Claim:
1. A method for generating a compressed optical pulse, the method comprising: providing a wavelength tunable microcavity laser system having a reference wavelength corresponding to a central operating wavelength, comprising: providing a dispersive medium, emitting a primary optical pulse having a primary temporal width from the wavelength tunable microcavity laser system, adjusting the optical cavity length so that said primary optical pulse comprises temporally separated photons of different wavelengths, receiving the primary optical pulse with the dispersive medium, and re-emitting the primary optical pulse from the dispersive medium as a compressed optical pulse with a secondary temporal width, wherein the secondary temporal width is smaller than the primary temporal width, and wherein the adjusting the optical cavity length so that said primary optical pulse comprises temporally separated photons of different wavelengths, further comprises adjusting the position of the MEMS component.