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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 15, Iss. 8 — Apr. 16, 2007
  • pp: 4960–4965

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Experimental measurements of solitary pulse characteristics from an all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser

Janet W. Lou, Marc Currie, and Fredrik K. Fatemi  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 8, pp. 4960-4965 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.004960


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Abstract

We demonstrate a solitary pulse output from an 8.3-MHz mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser, operating entirely in the normal dispersion regime. The typical output hyperbolic-secant pulses have a 14-ps pulse width and a 1.2-mW average output power. The spectrum has steep band edges with a 6.1-nm width and a tunable center wavelength between 1050 and 1080 nm. Using a frequency-resolved optical gating setup, we show that the pulse intensity and phase profiles are consistent with a chirped soliton. Energy quantization is observed, thus demonstrating the non-parabolic nature of these pulses. The laser output is compressed to near the transform limit (~430 fs).

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OCIS Codes
(060.4370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(140.3510) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, fiber
(140.3560) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, ring
(140.4050) Lasers and laser optics : Mode-locked lasers

ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: February 12, 2007
Revised Manuscript: March 30, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: April 1, 2007
Published: April 9, 2007

Citation
Janet W. Lou, Marc Currie, and Fredrik K. Fatemi, "Experimental measurements of solitary pulse characteristics from an all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser," Opt. Express 15, 4960-4965 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-8-4960


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