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Sub-80 fs dissipative soliton large-mode-area fiber laser

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: We report on high-energy ultrashort pulse generation from an all-normal-dispersion large-mode-area fiber laser by exploiting an efficient combination of nonlinear polarization evolution (NPE) and a semiconductor-based saturable absorber mode-locking mechanism. The watt-level laser directly emits chirped pulses with a duration of 1 ps and 163 nJ of pulse energy. These can be compressed to 77 fs, generating megawatt-level peak power. Intracavity dynamics are discussed by numerical simulation, and the intracavity pulse evolution reveals that NPE plays a key role in pulse shaping.

Source: Optics Letters

DOI: 10.1364/ol.35.002311

Authors: Martin Baumgartl, Bülend Ortaç, Caroline Lecaplain, Ammar Hideur, Jens Limpert, Andreas Tünnermann

Institutions: Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Complexe de Recherche Interprofessionnel en Aérothermochimie, Université de Rouen Normandie

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

OpenAlex ID: W1978485524

FWCI: 6.024

Cites: 12

Cited by: 61

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