Title :
Compact fully fibre integrated source of 100 fs pulses at 1.1 /spl mu/m based on compression in holey fibre
Author :
Kennedy, Robert E. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Opt. Group, Imperial Coll. London, UK
fDate :
3/3/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple, compact, fully fibre integrated source of /spl sim/100 fs pulses at a wavelength of 1.1 /spl mu/m is reported. 4 ps pulses at 1063 nm from a modelocked fibre laser were amplified to 23 mW in a ytterbium-doped fibre amplifier and subsequently propagated through 62 m of holey fibre with a zero dispersion wavelength at 1040 nm. Soliton formation, breakup and self frequency shift resulted in the formation of /spl sim/100 fs pulses at 1.1 /spl mu/m. Wavelength tunability from 1113 to 1220 nm is demonstrated.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; ytterbium; 1.1 micron; 100 fs; 1040 nm; 1063 nm; 1113 to 1220 nm; 4 ps; 62 m; compact fully fibre integrated source; holey fibre; modelocked fibre laser; optical pulse compression; self frequency shift; soliton formation; wavelength tunability; ytterbium-doped fibre amplifier; zero dispersion wavelength;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20047767
