All-Fiber-Based Ultrashort Pulse Generation and Chirped Pulse Amplification Through Parametric Processes

Author

Zhou, Yue ; Li, Qin ; Cheung, Kim K Y ; Yang, Sigang ; Chui, P.C. ; Wong, Kenneth K Y

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Volume

22

Issue

17

fYear

2010

Firstpage

1330

Lastpage

1332

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, the use of optical fiber for optical parametric chirped pulse amplification to amplify subpicosecond pulses. We use this system to amplify a subpicosecond signal at 1595 nm generated by a fiber-optical parametric oscillator. The 750-fs signal from the oscillator output is stretched to 40 ps, amplified by an all-fiber optical parametric amplifier and then compressed to 808 fs. The peak power of the signal is amplified from 93 mW to 10 W.

Keywords

chirp modulation; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; all fiber based ultrashort pulse generation; all fiber optical parametric amplifier; fiber optical parametric oscillator; optical fiber; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; parametric processes; power 10 W; power 93 mW; subpicosecond pulse amplification; time 40 ps; time 750 fs; time 808 fs; wavelength 1595 nm; Chirp; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Signal generators; Stimulated emission; Optical parametric amplifier; optical parametric oscillator; optical pulse generation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2010.2055557

Filename

5497083