Active mode-locking of a Yb:Er fibre laser

We report FM mode-locked operation of a single-mode Yb:Er fibre laser at 1.56µm. To date pulses of 70ps duration and peak output powers of 90mW have been achieved.

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Main Authors: Hanna, D.C (Author), Kazer, A. (Author), Phillips, M.W (Author), Shepherd, D.P (Author), Suni, P.J (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1989.
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Summary:We report FM mode-locked operation of a single-mode Yb:Er fibre laser at 1.56µm. To date pulses of 70ps duration and peak output powers of 90mW have been achieved.