Title :
Interplay of nonlinearity and gain-shaping in high-energy femtosecond Yb-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Kuznetsova, L. ; Chong, A. ; Wise, F.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
Spectral shaping in a fiber amplifier in the presence of finite gain bandwidth (15 nm) and large nonlinear phase shifts (up to ~12 phi) is studied numerically and experimentally. Pulses amplified to 30 muJ are dechirped to ~250 fs duration
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; ytterbium; 30 muJ; Yb-doped fiber amplifiers; dechirping; finite gain bandwidth; gain shaping; nonlinear phase shifts; spectral shaping; Bandwidth; Nonlinear distortion; Optical fiber devices; Oscillators; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1694015
