Title :
Ultrafast Fiber Laser Technology
Author :
Fermann, Martin E. ; Hartl, Ingmar
Author_Institution :
IMRA America Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, a review of fiber laser technology as relevant for applications in ultrafast optics is given. We discuss core enabling fiber technologies, such as fiber amplifiers, all-fiber dispersion control, and highly nonlinear and large-core fibers. We concentrate on systems built around passively mode-locked fiber lasers and fiber frequency combs, which are further amplified in large-core fiber amplifiers. Our review further encompasses coherent supercontinuum generation and techniques for absolute phase control of fiber lasers and amplifiers. Applications concerned with spectral generation in the range from the vacuum UV to the terahertz range are also described.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; supercontinuum generation; all-fiber dispersion control; coherent supercontinuum generation; fiber amplifiers; fiber frequency combs; large-core fibers; passively mode-locked fiber lasers; spectral generation; ultrafast fiber laser technology; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical variables control; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics; Optical fiber lasers; optical pulse generation; ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2008.2010246
