Title :
10 GHz, 1.1 ps pulse generation from a harmonically and regeneratively mode-locked Yb fiber laser at 1.1 µm
Author :
Koizumi, Kengo ; Yoshida, Masato ; Hirooka, Toshihiko ; Nakazawa, Masataka
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fDate :
Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 2 2011
Abstract :
We describe 10 GHz, 1.1 ps pulse generation at 1.1 μm directly from a harmonically and regeneratively mode-locked Yb fiber laser with timing jitter as low as 140 fs. Stable mode locking was achieved by optimizing the laser cavity as a soliton laser.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; timing jitter; ytterbium; bandwidth 10 GHz; harmonically mode-locked fiber laser; laser cavity; pulse generation; regeneratively mode-locked fiber laser; soliton laser; stable mode locking; time 1.1 ps; time 140 fs; timing jitter; wavelength 1.1 mum; Correlation; Metrology; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Microopics Conference (MOC), 2011 17th
Conference_Location :
Sendai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1344-6
