Title :
Octave-level spectral broadening in RPE PPLN waveguides
Author :
Langrock, C. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Hartl, I. ; Fermann, M.E.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford
Abstract :
We demonstrate octave-level spectral broadening of mode-locked Er- and Yb-doped femtosecond fiber lasers inside constant-period and chirped RPE PPLN waveguides. Chirped QPM gratings greatly improve spectral broadening of Yb-fiber lasers.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; erbium; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical phase matching; spectral line broadening; ytterbium; JkJk:Er,Yb; LiNbO3; chirped RPE PPLN waveguides; chirped quasiphase-matched gratings; femtosecond fiber lasers; laser mode-locking; octave-level spectral broadening; periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide; reverse proton-exchanged PPLN waveguides; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
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.2007.4453030
