FEMTOSECOND FIGURE-OF-8 YB-ER FIBER LASER INCORPORATING A DISPERSION DECREASING FIBER

被引:8
作者
BOSKOVIC, A
CHERNIKOV, SV
TAYLOR, JR
机构
[1] Femtosecond Optics Group, Physics Department, Imperial College, London SW7 2BZ, Prince Consort Road
关键词
FIBER LASERS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRRORS; RING LASERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19951042
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A femtosecond figure of eight fibre laser has been constructed incorporating a dispersion decreasing (tapered) fibre within the nonlinear loop to give rise to intensity (phase) dependent switching and adiabatic compression. With system optimisation, it should be possible to achieve femtosecond operation without spectral sideband generation.
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页码:1446 / 1448
页数:3
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