Title :
Filterless all-normal dispersion fiber laser
Author :
Özgören, K. ; Ilday, F. Ö
Author_Institution :
Mater. Sci. & Nanotechnol. Grad. Program, Bilkent Univ., Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
We demonstrate mode-locked operation of an all-normal dispersion Yb-fiber oscillator without the use of bulk bandpass filter. A section of PM-fiber incorporated into the cavity acts as a filter, paving the way towards an all-fiber oscillator based on off-the-shelf components.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical dispersion; optical filters; ytterbium; Yb; all-fiber oscillator; all-normal dispersion fiber laser; bulk bandpass filter; laser mode-locking; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Optical beam splitting; Optical fiber polarization; Oscillators; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343218
