Title :
500 nJ mode-locked fiber laser at 976 nm
Author :
Lhermite, J. ; Machinet, G. ; Lecaplain, C. ; Royon, R. ; Hideur, A. ; Cormier, E.
Author_Institution :
Centre Lasers Menses et Applic., Univ. de Bordeaux, Talence, France
Abstract :
We report on high energy femtosecond pulse generation from an all-normal-dispersion fiber oscillator emitting around 976nm. The laser delivers chirped pulses of 23ps and an energy of 500nJ. Pulses are externally recompressed down to 460fs.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; oscillators; all-normal-dispersion fiber oscillator; chirped pulses; energy 500 nJ; high energy femtosecond pulse generation; mode-locked fiber laser; pulse recompression; time 23 ps; wavelength 976 nm; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4