Title :
Chirped photonic crystal fibers break pulse-duration limits in femtosecond beam delivery
Author :
Steinmeyer, Gunter
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. (MBI), Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel photonic-crystal fiber architecture that breaks with the paradigm of lattice homogeneity and enables a new degree of freedom in photonic-crystal-fiber design. We experimentally demonstrate guiding of <;20 fs pulses over meter distance.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical design techniques; optical lattices; photonic crystals; chirped photonic crystal fibers; degree of freedom; femtosecond beam delivery; lattice homogeneity; photonic-crystal fiber architecture; photonic-crystal-fiber design; time 20 fs; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Finite element methods; Numerical models; Optical fiber dispersion; Photonic crystal fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553652
