Title :
Aircore fiber based spectral compression of an all fiber integrated ultrashort pulse source
Author :
Kennedy, R.E. ; Cumberland, B.A. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Opt. Group, Imperial Coll. London, London
Abstract :
We report on the spectral compression of an all fiber integrated ultrashort pulse source using both transmission grating pairs and aircore photonic bandgap fiber to provide the required negative chirp.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical pulse compression; photonic crystals; aircore fiber based spectral compression; aircore photonic bandgap fiber; all fiber integrated ultrashort pulse source; negative chirp; transmission grating pair; Autocorrelation; Chirp; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gratings; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Ultrafast optics; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627692
