Title :
Kagome-type HC-PCF pulse compression: High average power (>100 W), high efficiency and very low noise performance
Author :
Emaury, Florian ; Diebold, Andreas ; Debord, Benoit ; Gerome, Frederic ; Saraceno, Clara J. ; Sudmeyer, Thomas ; Benabid, Fetah ; Keller, Ursula
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present sub-100-fs external pulse compression and noise characterization from ultrafast multi-100-W thin disk lasers using gas-filled-Kagome-type HC-PCFs. We demonstrate high compression efficiency and excellent phase and amplitude low-noise properties.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; holey fibres; optical noise; optical pulse compression; photonic crystals; solid lasers; Kagome-type HC-PCF pulse compression; external pulse compression; gas-filled-Kagome-type HC-PCF; high average power; high efficiency; noise characterization; power 100 W; time 100 fs; ultrafast thin disk lasers; very low noise performance; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Phase noise; Power generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
