Title :
Amplification of short pulses from a mode-locked diode laser in an ytterbium-doped fiber
Author :
Hekelaar, M.G. ; Adhimoolam, B. ; Gross, P. ; Lindsay, I.D. ; Boller, K.-J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Applied Physics, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Abstract :
We report the first mode-locked diode laser at 1.04 µm with subsequent amplification of the pulses in an ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier. The generated pulses have a pulse duration of 70ps and peak power of 50W.
Keywords :
fiber amplifier; mode locking; semiconductor laser; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Stimulated emission; fiber amplifier; mode locking; semiconductor laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569454
