Title :
Chirped-Pulse Amplification Near the Gain-Narrowing Limit of an Yb-Doped Fiber Amplifier Using a Reflection Grism Compressor
Author :
Kuznetsova, L. ; Wise, F.W. ; Kane, S. ; Squier, J.
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
Chirped-pulse amplification near the Yb gain-narrowing limit is studied numerically and experimentally. An inhomogeneous gain lineshape is consistent with experiments. With a grism compressor, transform-limited 120-fs pulses are generated with energy up to 0.7 muJ.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical fibre amplifiers; ytterbium; Yb-doped fiber amplifier; chirped-pulse amplification; gain-narrowing limit; reflection grism compressor; Bandwidth; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser modes; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452510
