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Chirped-pulse amplification near the gain-narrowing limit of Yb-doped fiber using a reflection grism compressor

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We report a numerical and experimental study of chirped-pulse amplification of femtosecond pulses near the gain narrowing limit of Yb-doped fiber. We show that a strongly inhomogeneous lineshape provides a good description of pulse amplification in the linear regime (nonlinear phase shift ΦNL<1). Compensation of second- and third-order dispersion using a high-efficiency reflection grism compressor is demonstrated in a fiber chirped-pulse amplification system. A Fourier-transform-limited pulse duration of 120 fs is obtained for the highest achieved gain (23 dB).

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA

    L. Kuznetsova & F.W. Wise

  2. Horiba Jobin Yvon Inc., Edison, NJ, 08820, USA

    S. Kane

  3. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA

    J. Squier

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Kuznetsova, L., Wise, F., Kane, S. et al. Chirped-pulse amplification near the gain-narrowing limit of Yb-doped fiber using a reflection grism compressor . Appl. Phys. B 88, 515–518 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2699-2

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