66 W average power from a microjoule-class sub-100 fs fiber oscillator

Baumgartl, Martin; Lecaplain, C.; Hideur, Ammar; Limpert, Jens; Tünnermann, Andreas

doi:10.1364/ol.37.001640

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“…Lefrancois et al reported a dissipative-soliton laser with Yb-doped photonic-crystal fiber (PCF) with a 40-µm core diameter replacing the ordinary gain fiber [47]. The laser generated 100-nJ and 100-fs pulses, for a peak power of 1 MW, while the average power was 8 W. By use of a photonic crystal (PC) rod with even larger mode area, Baumgartl et al achieved 850-nJ pulses, 6 MW peak power, and over 60 W average power from a dissipative-soliton laser [48]. These remarkable performance levels currently require sacrificing some of the benefits of standard fiber, but they highlight the potential of mode-locked fiber lasers.…”

Section: Advances In High-energy Femtosecond Fiber Oscillatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent advances in fibre lasers for nonlinear microscopy

2013

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Nonlinear microscopy techniques developed over the past two decades have provided dramatic new capabilities for biological imaging. The initial demonstrations of nonlinear microscopies coincided with the development of solid-state femtosecond lasers, which continue to dominate applications of nonlinear microscopy. Fiber lasers offer attractive features for biological and biomedical imaging, and recent advances are leading to high-performance sources with the potential for robust, inexpensive, integrated instruments. This article discusses recent advances, and identifies challenges and opportunities for fiber lasers in nonlinear bioimaging.

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Section: Advances In High-energy Femtosecond Fiber Oscillatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent advances in fibre lasers for nonlinear microscopy

2013

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“…16,44 Lasers working with large normal GDD, even with all normal dispersion elements, 43 can support wave-breaking free pulses of very large energy. For example, Baumgartl et al 45 have even demonstrated 66 W of average power and µJ pulses directly from an oscillator without subsequent amplification. However, for the quietest operation, with both the lowest phase and amplitude noise most suitable for comb applications, it is desirable to operate the laser near net zero cavity GDD.…”

Section: Yb:fiber Oscillatorsmentioning

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High-power ultrafast Yb:fiber laser frequency combs using commercially available components and basic fiber tools

Reber

Corder

et al. 2016

Review of Scientific Instruments

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We present a detailed description of the design, construction, and performance of high-power ultrafast Yb:fiber laser frequency combs in operation in our laboratory. We discuss two such laser systems: an 87 MHz, 9 W, 85 fs laser operating at 1060 nm and an 87 MHz, 80 W, 155 fs laser operating at 1035 nm. Both are constructed using low-cost, commercially available components, and can be assembled using only basic tools for cleaving and splicing single-mode fibers. We describe practical methods for achieving and characterizing low-noise single-pulse operation and long-term stability from Yb:fiber oscillators based on nonlinear polarization evolution. Stabilization of the combs using a variety of transducers, including a new method for tuning the carrier-envelope offset frequency, is discussed. High average power is achieved through chirped-pulse amplification in simple fiber amplifiers based on double-clad photonic crystal fibers. We describe the use of these combs in several applications, including ultrasensitive femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy and cavity-enhanced high-order harmonic generation. C 2016 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license

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“…The corresponding peak power is strong enough for nonlinear microscopy (157, 158). Another approach is to utilize large-mode-area fibers as gain media, which leads to an output energy of up to 0.9 μJ (159), but this approach sacrifices some of the compatibility and flexibility of fiber lasers.…”

Section: Fiber Laser Sources For Crs Microscopymentioning

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Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy in Biology and Medicine

Zhang

Zhang²,

Cheng³

2015

Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng.

179

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Advancements in coherent Raman scattering (CRS) microscopy have enabled label-free visualization and analysis of functional, endogenous biomolecules in living systems. When compared with spontaneous Raman microscopy, a key advantage of CRS microscopy is the dramatic improvement in imaging speed, which gives rise to real-time vibrational imaging of live biological samples. Using molecular vibrational signatures, recently developed hyperspectral CRS microscopy has improved the readout of chemical information available from CRS images. In this article, we review recent achievements in CRS microscopy, focusing on the theory of the CRS signal-to-noise ratio, imaging speed, technical developments, and applications of CRS imaging in bioscience and clinical settings. In addition, we present possible future directions that the use of this technology may take.

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66 W average power from a microjoule-class sub-100 fs fiber oscillator

Cited by 56 publications

References 14 publications

Recent advances in fibre lasers for nonlinear microscopy

Recent advances in fibre lasers for nonlinear microscopy

High-power ultrafast Yb:fiber laser frequency combs using commercially available components and basic fiber tools

Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy in Biology and Medicine

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