Title :
Routes to all-fiber format femtosecond compression in microstructured fibers around 1μm
Author :
Kennedy, R.E. ; Rulkov, A.B. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Opt. Group, Imperial Coll., UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate approaches to all-fibre pulse compression of ps Yb-fibre lasers by using solid and air-core microstructured fibers. Pulse durations of 100 fs, tunability from 1113-1220 nm and peak powers of up to 60 kW are obtained.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; optical pulse compression; ytterbium; 100 fs; 1113 to 1220 nm; Yb-fibre laser; air-core microstructured fiber; all-fiber format femtosecond compression; all-fibre pulse compression; solid microstructured fiber; Fiber lasers; Holey fibers; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Polarization; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Solitons; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202083
