BROADLY TUNABLE SUB-500 FS PULSES FROM AN ADDITIVE-PULSE MODE-LOCKED THULIUM-DOPED FIBER RING LASER

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NELSON, LE [1 ]
IPPEN, EP [1 ]
HAUS, HA [1 ]
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[1] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1063/1.115477
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report an additive-pulse mode-locked (APM) thulium-doped fiber ring laser producing 350-500 fs pulses tunable from 1798 to 1902 nm. The laser operates in the soliton regime, where periodic perturbations cause predictable sidebands and modulation in the optical spectrum.© 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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