Femtosecond coherent seeding of a broadband Tm:fiber amplifier by an Er:fiber system
Author(s) -
Sören Kumkar,
Günther Krauss,
Marcel Wunram,
David Fehrenbacher,
Umıt Demırbas,
Daniele Brida,
Alfred Leitenstorfer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.37.000554
Subject(s) - optics , materials science , fiber laser , broadband , seeding , femtosecond , dispersion shifted fiber , wavelength , optical fiber , amplifier , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , photonic crystal fiber , fiber , nonlinear optics , optoelectronics , laser , fiber optic sensor , physics , cmos , composite material , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics
We generate broadband pulses covering the Yb: and Tm:silica amplification ranges with a passively phase-locked front end based on Er:fiber technology. Full spectral coherence of the octave-spanning output from highly nonlinear germanosilicate bulk fibers is demonstrated. Seeding of a high-power Tm:fiber generates pulses with a clean spectral shape and a bandwidth of 50 nm at a center wavelength of 1.95 μm, pulse energy of 250 nJ, and repetition rate of 10 MHz.
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