Spectral filtering highly-chirped pulses in all-normal dispersion fiber lasers

Brandon Bale; J. Nathan Kutzb

doi:10.1117/12.837782

Spectral filtering highly-chirped pulses in all-normal dispersion fiber lasers

Brandon Bale, J. Nathan Kutzb

University of Washington, Seattle

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We present a theoretical description of the generation of ultra-short, high-energy pulses in an all-normal dispersion laser cavity with spectral filtering. A reduced variational model based upon the Haus master mode-locking equations with quintic saturation is shown to characterize the experimentally observed dynamics. Critical in driving the intra-cavity dynamics is the nontrivial phase profiles generated and their periodic modification from the spectral filter. The theory gives a simple geometrical description of the intra-cavity dynamics and possible operation modes of the laser cavity. Further, it provides a simple and efficient method for optimizing the laser cavity performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Photonics North 2009
Publisher	Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Volume	7386
ISBN (Print)	9780819476685
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.837782
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2009
Event	Photonics North 2009 - Laval, QC, United Kingdom Duration: 24 May 2009 → 27 May 2009

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Conference	Photonics North 2009
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Laval, QC
Period	24/05/09 → 27/05/09

Keywords

Fiber lasers
Mode-locked lasers
Spectral filtering

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Bale, B & Kutzb, JN 2009, Spectral filtering highly-chirped pulses in all-normal dispersion fiber lasers. in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Photonics North 2009. vol. 7386, 73860N, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Photonics North 2009, Laval, QC, United Kingdom, 24/05/09. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.837782

Spectral filtering highly-chirped pulses in all-normal dispersion fiber lasers. / Bale, Brandon; Kutzb, J. Nathan.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Photonics North 2009. Vol. 7386 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2009. 73860N.

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