Title :
Microjoule supercontinuum generation by stretched megawatt femtosecond laser pulses in a large-mode-area photonic-crystal fiber
Author :
Mitrofanov, A.V. ; Ivanov, A.A. ; Alfimov, M.V. ; Podshivalov, A.A. ; Zheltikov, A.M.
Author_Institution :
M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., Moscow
Abstract :
In this work, we demonstrate microjoule supercontinuum generation using an LMA PCF with a mode area of 380 mum2 pumped by an amplified stretched-pulse output of a mode-locked Cr: forsterite laser with a peak power of a few megawatts.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; holey fibres; laser mode locking; laser modes; optical fibres; optical materials; optical pumping; photonic crystals; solid lasers; supercontinuum generation; LMA PCF; amplified stretched-pulse; femtosecond laser pulse; large-mode-area photonic-crystal fiber; microjoule supercontinuum generation; mode-locked Cr: forsterite laser; Chromium; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Photonic crystal fibers; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386332
