Title :
Femtosecond neodymium-doped fiber laser operating in the 894-909-nm spectral range
Author :
Rusu, M. ; Karirinne, S. ; Guina, M. ; Grudinin, A.B. ; Okhotnikov, O.G.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
fDate :
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate a practical ultrafast Nd-doped fiber laser operating in the 894-909-nm spectral range. Using purposely designed semiconductor saturable absorbers, a truly self-started mode-locking regime of operation with clean transform-limited 360-fs pulses was achieved.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; infrared spectra; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; quantum well devices; 360 fs; 894 to 909 nm; clean transform-limited pulses; femtosecond neodymium-doped fiber laser; mode-locked lasers; optical fiber; quantum-well devices; self-started mode-locking regime; semiconductor saturable absorbers; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Neodymium; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.824951
