260 fs and 1 nJ pulse generation from a compact, mode-locked Tm-doped fiber laser

作者:Sobon Grzegorz*; Sotor Jaroslaw; Pasternak Iwona; Krajewska Aleksandra; Strupinski Wlodek; Abramski Krzysztof M
来源:Optics Express, 2015, 23(24): 31446-31451.
DOI:10.1364/OE.23.031446

摘要

We report on generation of 260 fs-short pulses with energy of 1.1 nJ from a fully fiberized, monolithic Tm-doped fiber laser system. The design comprises a simple, graphene-based ultrafast oscillator and an integrated all-fiber chirped pulse amplifier (CPA). The system generates 110 mW of average power at 100.25 MHz repetition rate and central wavelength of 1968 nm. This is, to our knowledge, the highest pulse energy generated from a fully fiberized sub-300 fs Tm-doped laser, without the necessity of using grating-based dispersion compensation. Such compact, robust and cost-effective system might serve as a seed source for nonlinear frequency conversion or mid-infrared supercontinuum generation.

  • 出版日期2015-11-30