Title :
Direct pulse compression of Yb-doped fiber amplified pulses by use of a dazzler
Author :
Papadopoulos, D.N. ; Hanna, M. ; Druon, F. ; Georges, P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry de l´´Inst. d´´Opt., Univ. Paris-Sud, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We demonstrate the generation of 56 fs, 0.23 muJ high quality pulses at 20 kHz from a stretcher-free fiber amplifier. Compression is achieved through active control of the spectral phase using an acousto-optic programmable filter.
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse compression; programmable filters; Jk:Yb; Yb-doped fiber amplified pulses; acousto-optic programmable filter; active control; dazzler; direct pulse compression; energy 0.23 muJ; frequency 20 kHz; spectral phase; stretcher-free fiber amplifier; time 56 fs; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods; Ultrafast optics; 060.2320 Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; 320.5520 Pulse compression; 320.5540 Pulse shaping;
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
