Title :
Waveform-dependent laser spectral compression through pulse propagation in a dispersion-increasing fiber
Author :
Wan-Tien Chao ; Chi-Cheng Chen ; Jin-Long Peng ; Shang-Da Yang ; Chen-Bin Huang
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics Technol., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Waveform dependence of laser spectral compression in a dispersion-increasing fiber is investigated. Experimentally, record-high spectral compression ratios of 35.3 and 41.7 are respectively achieved using a stretch-pulse mode-locked fiber laser and an all-normal dispersion laser.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; all-normal dispersion laser; dispersion-increasing fiber; optical pulse propagation; stretch-pulse mode-locked fiber laser; waveform-dependent laser spectral compression; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Thyristors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
