Title :
Monolithic ytterbium all-single-mode fiber laser with direct fiber-end delivery of nJ-level femtosecond pulses
Author :
Turchinovich, Dmitry
Author_Institution :
COMDTU, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We demonstrate a monolithic, i.e. without any free-space coupling, all-single-mode passively modelocked Yb-fiber laser, with direct fiber-end delivery of 364-405 fs pulses of 4 nJ pulse energy using a low-loss hollow-core photonic crystal fiber compression.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser modes; optical pulse compression; photonic crystals; Jk:Yb; all-single-mode fiber laser; energy 4 nJ; low-loss hollow-core photonic crystal fiber; pulse energy; time 364 fs to 405 fs; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Wavelength division multiplexing; Ytterbium; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
