Title :
Large-bandwidth, high-energy pulses in similariton mode-locked fiber lasers
Author :
Bale, Brandon G. ; Wabnitz, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
We numerically investigate a fiber laser which contains an active fiber along with a dispersion decreasing fiber both operating at normal dispersion. Large-bandwidth pulses are obtained that can be linearly compressed resulting in ultra-short high-energy pulse generation.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse generation; active fiber; fiber dispersion; large-bandwidth high-energy pulses; linear compressing; similariton mode-locked fiber lasers; ultrashort high-energy pulse generation; Bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Chirp; Dispersion; Laser mode locking; Laser theory;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621523
