Title :
Widely Tunable (1.0-1.7 μm) Yb-doped Fiber Mode-Locked Laser Source with ˜100 fs Pulse Widths based on Raman Frequency Shift
Author :
Dawlaty, Jahan ; Chong, Andy ; Rana, Farhan
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
A widely tunable (1.0-1.7 μm) femtosecond laser source based on Raman induced frequency shift in a photonic crystal fiber pumped by a Yb-doped mode-locked fiber laser is presented. The output pulses are ˜100 fs wide with ˜0.5 nJ pulse energy.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical pumping; photonic crystals; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; Raman induced frequency shift; mode-locked fiber laser; photonic crystal fiber; pulse energy; wavelength 1.0 μm to 1.7 μm; widely tunable femtosecond laser source; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2007 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0926-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2007.4288380
