90-fs stretched-pulse ytterbium-doped double-clad fiber laser

ORTAC B., HIDEUR A., CHARTIER T., BRUNEL M., Ozkul C., SANCHEZ F.

OPTICS LETTERS, vol.28, no.15, pp.1305-1307, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 15
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1364/ol.28.001305
  • Journal Name: OPTICS LETTERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1305-1307
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We report ultrashort, high-energy pulse generation from a side-pumped Yb-doped double-clad fiber laser. The laser is operating in the stretched-pulse regime. It directly generates 4.8-ps, 5-nJ pulses that are extracavity compressed to 90 fs. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.