Self-similar low-noise femtosecond ytterbium-doped double-clad fiber laser

B. Ortac; A. Hideur; C. Chedot; M. Brunel; G. Martel; J. Limpert

doi:10.1117/12.646219

23 February 2006 Self-similar low-noise femtosecond ytterbium-doped double-clad fiber laser

B. Ortac, A. Hideur, C. Chedot, M. Brunel, G. Martel, J. Limpert

Proceedings Volume 6102, Fiber Lasers III: Technology, Systems, and Applications; 610215 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646219
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We report on the generation of self-similar highly-stable femtosecond pulses from a side-pumped ytterbium-doped double-clad fiber laser. Positively-chirped parabolic pulses with 6.4 ps duration and more than 3.2 nJ energy are obtained. These pulses are extra-cavity compressed to 140 fs. The noise measurements using radio-frequency analysis show that this regime of emission ensures low-noise operation with less than 0.05 % amplitude fluctuations.

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B. Ortac, A. Hideur, C. Chedot, M. Brunel, G. Martel, and J. Limpert "Self-similar low-noise femtosecond ytterbium-doped double-clad fiber laser", Proc. SPIE 6102, Fiber Lasers III: Technology, Systems, and Applications, 610215 (23 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646219

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