Title :
High-energy direct amplification of femtosecond pulses in the nonlinear regime
Author :
Papadopoulos, D. ; Hanna, M. ; Druon, F. ; Georges, P. ; Zaouter, Y. ; Cormier, E. ; Mottay, E.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry de l´´Inst. d´´Opt., Univ. Paris-Sud, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We report on direct amplification of femtosecond pulses in large-mode area fibers, where nonlinear effects dominate over dispersion. Careful compression allows the generation of muJ sub-80 fs pulses with good temporal pulse quality.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; femtosecond pulse generation; high-energy direct amplification; large-mode area fiber dispersion; nonlinear effects; pulse compression; temporal pulse quality; time 80 fs; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; 060.2320 Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; 140.3510 Lasers, fiber; 320.5520 Pulse compression;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
