Title :
Femtosecond pulse spectral synthesis using coherently combined multi-channel fiber chirped pulse amplifiers
Author :
Chang, Wei-Zung ; Zhou, Tong ; Siiman, Leo A. ; Galvanauskas, Almantas
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We synthesize femtosecond pulses by coherently combining spectra from three fiber chirped pulse amplifiers. Multi-channel spectral synthesis offers a way to overcome gain narrowing limitations in a single fiber amplifier.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser variables measurement; light coherence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; pulse measurement; spectral line narrowing; ytterbium; femtosecond pulse spectral synthesis; gain narrowing limitations; multichannel fiber chirped pulse amplifiers; single fiber amplifier; spectral combination; ytterbium-fiber chirped pulse amplifier system; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
