Open AccessHigh energy femtosecond Yb cubicon fiber amplifier
Author(s) -
Lawrence Shah,
Zhenlin Liu,
Ingmar Hartl,
G. Imeshev,
Gyu C. Cho,
M. E. Fermann
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.004717
Subject(s) - optics , self phase modulation , chirped pulse amplification , bandwidth limited pulse , materials science , femtosecond pulse shaping , pulse compression , ultrashort pulse , pulse (music) , dispersion (optics) , amplifier , chirp , multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan , femtosecond , phase modulation , gas compressor , nonlinear optics , physics , optoelectronics , laser , phase noise , telecommunications , radar , cmos , thermodynamics , detector , computer science
The generation of cubicon pulses from an Yb fiber chirped pulse amplification system at pulse energies up to 200 microJ is demonstrated. After pulse compression 650 fs pulses with a pulse energy of 100 microJ are obtained, where pulse compression relies on the compensation of third-order dispersion mismatch between the stretcher and compressor via self-phase modulation of the cubicon pulses in the fiber amplifier. Values of self-phase modulation well in excess of pi can be tolerated for cubicon pulses, allowing for the nonlinear compensation of very large levels of dispersion mismatch between pulse stretcher and compressor.