Title :
Generation of 10 nJ picosecond pulses from a modelocked fibre laser
Author :
Fermann, M.E. ; Sugden, K. ; Bennion, I.
Author_Institution :
IMRA America Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
fDate :
2/2/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Wavelength-tunable very high power soliton fibre lasers are constructed using chirped fibre Bragg gratings. Near-bandwidth limited pulses with widths of 4.0 ps and pulse energies up to 10 nJ are generated directly from passively modelocked erbium fibre lasers. A stable pulse repetition rate of 17 MHz is obtained, giving rise to an average modelocked output power of 170 mW
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser tuning; 10 nJ; 17 MHz; 170 mW; 4 ps; Er fibre lasers; chirped fibre Bragg gratings; near-bandwidth limited pulses; optical pulses; passively modelocked fibre lasers; picosecond pulse generation; stable pulse repetition rate; very high power soliton fibre lasers; wavelength-tunable lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950147
