Title :
Tunable high energy femtosecond soliton fiber laser based on hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber
Author :
Dupriez, P. ; Gerome, F. ; Knight, J.C. ; Clowes, J. ; Wadsworth, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Fianium, Ltd., Southampton
Abstract :
A tunable femtosecond fiber laser source based on pulse compression and soliton formation in hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber is presented. Efficient frequency-doubling produced 166 nJ pulse energy with 14 nm tuneability at green wavelengths.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; optical pulse compression; optical solitons; photonic band gap; frequency-doubling; green wavelengths; hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber; pulse compression; pulse energy; soliton formation; tunable femtosecond fiber laser source; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Photonic bandgap fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Solitons; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics; (140.3515) Lasers, frequency doubled; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons; (320.5520) Pulse compression;
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
