| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1540883 | Optics Communications | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report a method for optimizing the amplification of femtosecond optical pulses by using dispersion management. The amount of dispersion provided to the seed optical pulse of an erbium-doped fiber (EBF) has an optimal region that enhances the output power of an amplifier. The power enhancement is accompanied by spectral broadening, which originates from adiabatic narrowing in the erbium-doped fiber. The amplified optical pulses can be used to generate an octave-spanning optical frequency comb (OFC) by employing a highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF).
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Authors
Yoshiaki Nakajima, Hajime Inaba, Feng-Lei Hong, Atsushi Onae, Kaoru Minoshima, Takao Kobayashi, Masataka Nakazawa, Hirokazu Matsumoto,