Title :
Extremely high coupling and transmission of high-powered-femtosecond pulses in hollow-core photonic
Author :
Hensley, C.J. ; Foster, Mark A. ; Bonggu Shim ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
Amplified femtosecond laser pulses are coupled through a hollow-core photonic band-gap fiber with efficiencies greater than 98%. Peak power intensities greater than 1014 W/cm2 are achieved inside the fiber core.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre couplers; optical pulse generation; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; amplified laser pulse coupling; fiber core; high-powered-femtosecond pulse transmission; hollow-core photonic band-gap fiber; Fiber lasers; Lenses; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (320.7140) Ultrafast processes in fibers;
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