Highly efficient dielectric gratings for high power ultrafast fiber laser systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5714, Issue , 2005, Pages 290-301

  Clausnitzer, T ^a   Schreiber, T ^a   Roser F ^a   Limpert, J ^a   Fuchs, H J ^a   Kley, E B ^a   Tuennermann, A ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffraction gratings; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse compression

Indexed keywords

FEMTOSECOND PULSES; GAIN LENGTH; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; PULSE COMPRESSION;

AMPLIFICATION; BANDWIDTH; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; ION BEAMS; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 21844474528     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.590461     Document Type: Conference Paper

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