Title :
Mode locked fiber lasers, past, present and future
Author :
Fermann, Martin E.
Author_Institution :
IMRA America, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We review the development of industrial mode locked fiber lasers and discuss novel fiber laser designs inspired by the concept of frequency combs and their impact in ultrafast optics and precision spectroscopy.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical design techniques; spectroscopy; fiber laser designs; frequency combs; industrial mode locked fiber lasers; precision spectroscopy; ultrafast optics; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
