Optimization of high performance ultrafast fiber laser systems to >10 GW peak power

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2051-2060

  Schimpf, D N ^a,d   Limpert, J ^a,b   Tunnermann A ^a,b,c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ INSTITUTE JENA   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^d Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; ULTRAFAST LASERS; YTTERBIUM;

CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATIONS; CURRENT SYSTEM; FAST MODEL; HIGH POWER FIBER LASERS; NONLINEAR EFFECT; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPERATION REGIME; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PEAK POWER; RECOMPRESSION; SMALL SIGNAL GAIN; SPECTRAL REGION; ULTRA-FAST; ULTRAFAST FIBER LASERS; YTTERBIUM DOPED FIBERS;

PULSE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 77957875104     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.002051     Document Type: Article

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