Abstract
We report what we believe to be the first results on short-pulse generation in :silica fiber. By applying the stretched pulse technique in a unidirectional, polarization-switch fiber laser incorporating a prism-based dispersive delay line, we obtain self-start mode locking and 100-pJ pulses that can be compressed to give clean chirp-free -fs pulses. We believe such sources to have great potential for use not only in all-solid-state, high-power femtosecond pulse systems based on :silica glass but also as seeds for conventional :glass amplifier chains.
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