Title :
Sub-50 fs pulses from frequency comb generated by cascaded four-wave mixing in highly-nonlinear fiber
Author :
Ryabtsev, Anton ; Bai Nie ; Dantus, Marcos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
Phase measurements of a laser source based on generation of frequency comb in highly-nonlinear fiber were performed via line-by-line pulse shaping. Design optimization and compression of second order distortion allowed generation of sub-50 fs pulses.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser variables measurement; multiwave mixing; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; phase measurement; cascaded four-wave mixing; design optimization; frequency comb generation; highly-nonlinear fiber; laser source; line-by-line pulse shaping; phase measurements; second order distortion compression; subpulse generation; time 50 fs; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA