Title :
Ultra-short pulse Yb/sup 3+/ fiber based laser and amplifier system producing >25 W average power
Author :
Malinowski, A. ; Piper, A. ; Price, J.H.V. ; Furusawa, K. ; Jeong, Y. ; Nilsson, J. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronic Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We have demonstrated an ultra-short-pulse Yb/sup 3+/-fiber laser and amplifier system that produces >25 W average power. The output pulses were recompressed to a duration of 110 fs using a standard bulk grating-based compressor.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse compression; ytterbium; 110 fs; Yb; bulk grating-based compressor; fibre amplifier system; ultrashort pulse Yb/sup 3+/ fiber based laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
