Title :
Ytterbium fiber oscillator with higher-order-mode fiber generating 7-nJ, 60-fs pulses at 1035 nm
Author :
Fernandez, Alicia ; Zhu, L. ; Kalashnikov, V.L. ; Verhoef, A.J. ; Lorenc, D. ; Baltuska, A.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
We present a mode-locked Yb-fiber oscillator with higher-order-mode fiber operating in the normal-dispersion regime, delivering 7.2 nJ pulses compressible down to 62 fs. Theoretical predictions reveal an operation regime with highest pulse fidelity.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; ytterbium; energy 7 nJ; energy 7.2 nJ; higher-order-mode fiber; mode-locked Yb-fiber oscillator; normal-dispersion regime; pulse compression; pulse fidelity; pulse generation; time 60 fs; wavelength 1035 nm; ytterbium fiber oscillator; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optimized production technology; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
