Femtosecond fibre laser
Femtosecond fibre laser
- Author(s): M.E. Fermann ; M. Hofer ; F. Haberl ; S.P. Craig-Ryan
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19901109
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- Author(s): M.E. Fermann 1 ; M. Hofer 1 ; F. Haberl 1 ; S.P. Craig-Ryan 2
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1: Abteilung Quantenelektronik und Lasertechnik, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
2: Abteilung Quantenelektronik und Lasertechnik, British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
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1: Abteilung Quantenelektronik und Lasertechnik, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Volume 26, Issue 20,
27 September 1990,
p.
1737 – 1738
DOI: 10.1049/el:19901109 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
Pulses shorter than 500 fs were generated by pulse compression modelocking of a neodymium fibre laser. An analysis of the pulse forming process is presented. Higher-order nonlinear effects were observed.
Inspec keywords: laser mode locking; fibre optics; high-speed optical techniques; neodymium; solid lasers; silicon compounds
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Subjects: Other fibre optical devices and techniques; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Ultrafast optical techniques; Fibre optics; Solid lasers; Lasing action in other solids
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