Ultrafast fiber lasers
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Year of Publication
1998
Editor
Elsaesser,T
Fujimoto, JG
Wiersma, DA
Zinth,W
Name of Publication
Ultrafast Phenomena Xi
Volume
63
Pagination
30 - 34
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin
Location
Berlin
ISBN Number
3-540-65430-5
Keywords
ring laser, soliton
Abstract
Erbium-doped fibers are making it possible to develop compact, diode-pumped sources of ultrashort pulses for a variety of applications. Operating principles of these devices are reviewed and recent experimental progress in our laboratory on soliton and stretched-pulse lasers is described.