Title :
High-energy femtosecond chirped-pulse oscillator
Author :
Lecaplain, C. ; Ortaç, B. ; Hideur, A. ; Limpert, J. ; Tünnermann, A.
Author_Institution :
CORIA UMR 6614, Univ. de Rouen, St. Etienne du Rouvray, France
Abstract :
We report the generation of high-energy femtosecond pulses in a chirped-pulse oscillator based on an ytterbium-doped large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber. Output pulses with 800 fs duration and more than 90 nJ energy are generated.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical pulse generation; oscillators; photonic crystals; ytterbium; Yb; energy 90 nJ; femtosecond pulse generation; high-energy femtosecond chirped-pulse oscillator; large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber; time 800 fs; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Photonic crystal fibers; Ultrafast optics; (060.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
