Title :
Nonlinear chirped-pulse amplification of a soliton-similariton laser to ∼1 μJ at 1550 nm
Author :
Ilbey, E. ; Pavlov, I. ; Dülgergil, E. ; Öktem, B. ; Yavas, S. ; Rybak, A. ; Zhang, Z. ; Ilday, F. Ömer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Bilkent Univ., Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
We demonstrate all-fiber-integrated nonlinear CPA system operating at 1550 nm, seeded by a soliton-similariton laser. Chirped 2-μJ pulses are compressed to 700-fs, 0.5-μJ pulses at 1 MHz. Amplifier output is through a strictly singlemode fiber.
Keywords :
Chirp; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
