A tuneable femtosecond pulse source operating in the range 1.06-1.33 microns based on a Yb doped holey fiber amplifier

摘要

We report soliton pulse formation, amplification and soliton-self-frequency-shifting in an anomalously dispersive, Yb-doped holey fiber amplifier. Our fiber based system provides a highly-practical, continuously-tuneable, femtosecond pulse source operational in the important and difficult to access wavelength range from 1.05 to 1.35 microns.