Sub-100 fs passively mode-locked holmium-doped fiber oscillator operating at 2.06 μm

Opt Lett. 2014 Dec 15;39(24):6859-62. doi: 10.1364/OL.39.006859.

Abstract

We demonstrate a simple and compact Holmium-doped fiber femtosecond oscillator, in-band pumped by a commercial Tm-doped fiber laser. The oscillator operates in the dispersion managed soliton regime at net zero intracavity dispersion and delivers >1 nJ pulse energy at 35 MHz repetition rate. The pulse duration directly at the oscillator output is 160 fs FWHM, close to the Fourier-limit of 145 fs FWHM. Using an additional nonlinear compressor stage, sub-100 fs FWHM pulse durations could be achieved. The nonlinear fiber compressor is implemented by a solid core highly nonlinear fiber for spectral broadening and a single mode fiber for pulse compression.

MeSH terms

  • Holmium*
  • Lasers*
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Holmium