Title :
10 nJ-normal dispersion erbium-doped fiber laser exhibiting spectral filtering
Author :
Ruehl, Axel ; Kuhn, Vincent ; Wandt, Dieter ; Kracht, Dietmar
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover
Abstract :
We report on an ultrafast normal dispersion erbium fiber laser generating 10 nJ pulses externally compressed to <5 fs. The impact of spectral filtering on the mode-locking is discussed via phase noise measurements.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser variables measurement; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre filters; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; phase noise; JkJk:Er; energy 10 nJ; erbium-doped fiber laser; external pulse compression; laser mode-locking; phase noise measurements; pulse generation; spectral filtering; ultrafast normal dispersion; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Filtering; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Noise measurement; Optical pulse generation; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Pulse compression methods; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
