Title :
Ultra-short pulse mode-locked rod-type fiber laser
Author :
Ortac, B. ; Schmidt, O. ; Schreiber, T. ; Hideur, A. ; Limpert, J. ; Tunnermann, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena
Abstract :
We report on the generation of ultra-short pulses with energies above 250 nJ from a self-starting mode-locked Ytterbium-doped large-mode-area rod-type fiber laser operating in the dispersion-compensation-free regime and discuss scaling possibilities beyond the muJ barrier.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; dispersion-compensation-free regime; self-starting ytterbium-doped large-mode-area fiber laser; ultrashort pulse generation; ultrashort pulse mode-locked rod-type fiber laser; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; (060.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons; (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
