Title :
Sub-nanojoule pulse compression down to 6 fs in photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Varallyay, Z. ; Fekete, J. ; Banyasz, A. ; Lako, S. ; Szipocs, R.
Author_Institution :
Budapest Univ. of Technol. & Econ.
Abstract :
A photonic crystal fiber with zero dispersion wavelength of 861 nm is used for pulse compression of sub-nanojoule laser pulses. Theory shows that sub-6 fs pulses can be generated using a 6 mm long fiber
Keywords :
laser beams; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; 6 fs; 6 mm; 861 nm; photonic crystal fiber; pulse generation; sub-nanojoule laser pulse; subnanojoule pulse compression; zero dispersion wavelength; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse shaping methods; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549228
