Open AccessA polarization maintaining, dispersion managed, femtosecond figure-eight fiber laser
Author(s) -
J.W. Nicholson,
M. J. Andrejco
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.008160
Subject(s) - optics , fiber laser , materials science , femtosecond , laser , femtosecond pulse shaping , optoelectronics , physics
We demonstrate a polarization maintaining, figure-eight erbium-doped fiber laser with a dispersion managed cavity. The laser was passively modelocked and produced pulses that were de-chirped to 427 fs pulses outside the laser cavity. An intra-cavity amplitude modulator was used to initiate the pulses, but the modulator was turned off during femtosecond pulse operation.