| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S55217/01 |
| Title: |
All-fibre ultrashort pulse sources |
| Principal Investigator: |
Taylor, Professor RJ |
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| Department: |
Physics |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 2003 |
Ends: |
30 June 2007 |
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360,448
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| Optoelect. Devices & Circuits |
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This programme is concerned with the physics and technology of ultrashort pulse fibre lasers. It is proposed that picosecond and femtosecond pulses will be produced at new wavelengths and in ranges not currently achievable. Initially concentrating on Yb-based schemes, a relatively high average power ( > 250 mW) widely tunable, picosecond, all fibre formatted laser will be developed. The output of this laser will subsequently be fused to holey fibre and high order solitonic effect used for additional pulse compression and wavelength tuning. A stretch-pulse ultrashort pulse scheme will also be used with the holey fibre intracavity for short pulse generation and a figure of eight configuration will also be demonstrated for femtosecond pulse generation via a soliton like mechanism in the one micron window. Wavelength extension will be achieved through dispersion compensated Raman lasers both in first order and cascaded operation, again with dispersion compensation achieved in all fibre configurations deploying holey fibre. It is proposed that this technique will also extended to the visible where pumping will be achieved with the frequency doubled picosecond Yb laser,
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