Title :
Spatially separated non-linear pulse compression
Author :
Klenke, Arno ; Hädrich, Steffen ; Limpert, Jens ; Tunnermann, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate the coherent combination of two solid-core fibers, which are used for nonlinear spectral broadening followed by temporal recompression. 320 fs input pulses coming from a fiber CPA system are split up and independently broadened in the two spatially separated fibers, hence, limitations of individual fibers are lifted. After recombination and compression, sub-30fs pulses were achieved at a combination efficiency of 78%. This scheme has the potential to advance high energy pulse compression.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse compression; fiber CPA system; high energy pulse compression; nonlinear spectral broadening; solid-core fibers; spatially separated nonlinear pulse compression; temporal recompression; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
