Title :
High power fiber oscillators and amplifiers
Author :
Fermann, Martin E.
Author_Institution :
IMRA America, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
Self-similar propagation of similariton and cubicon pulses in optical fibers is reviewed. Asymptotic pulse solutions are obtained in the presence of self-phase modulation, gain and gain narrowing, allowing for the generation of high energy pulses in fiber oscillators and amplifiers
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; self-phase modulation; asymptotic pulse solutions; cubicon pulses; fiber amplifiers; gain narrowing; high energy pulses; high power fiber oscillators; optical fibers; optical gain; self-phase modulation; self-similar propagation; similariton pulses; Fiber nonlinear optics; High power amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215591
