DocumentCode
2984510
Title
An optimized Er all-fiber chirped pulse amplification system producing 570-fs, 310-nJ pulses
Author
Imeshev, G. ; Hartl, I. ; Fermann, M.E.
Author_Institution
IMRA America, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1653
Abstract
We report an all-fiber CPA system based on pulse stretching in dispersion-engineered FBG and compression in photonic band gap fiber (PBGF). We analyze the design trade-offs and estimate pulse energy limit due to PBGF nonlinearity.
Keywords
chirp modulation; erbium; nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; photonic band gap; 310 nJ; 570 fs; Er all-fiber amplification system; PBGF nonlinearity; chirped pulse amplification; design trade-offs; dispersion-engineered FBG; femtosecond pulse production; optimized pulse amplification system; photonic band gap fiber; pulse compression; pulse energy limit; pulse stretching; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Erbium; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical pulses; Photonic band gap; Propagation losses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202230
Filename
1573296
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