Title :
Femtosecond fibre laser
Author :
Fermann, M.E. ; Hofer, Marco ; Haberl, F. ; Craig-Ryan, S.P.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ., Wein, Austria
Abstract :
Pulses shorter than 500 fs were generated by pulse compression modelocking of a neodymium fibre laser. An analysis of the pulse forming process is presented. Higher-order nonlinear effects were observed.
Keywords :
fibre optics; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; neodymium; silicon compounds; solid lasers; SiO 2:Nd 3+; nonlinear effects; pulse compression modelocking; pulse forming process; silica:Nd 3+;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19901109
