High-energy and efficient Raman soliton generation tunable from 1.98 to 2.29 µm in an all-silica-fiber thulium laser system
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We demonstrate a compact, all-fiber-integrated laser system that delivers Raman solitons with a duration of ~100 fs and pulse energy of up to 13.3 nJ, continuously wavelength tunable from 1.98 to 2.29 µm via Raman-induced soliton self-frequency shift (SSFS) in a thulium-doped fiber amplifier. We realize a >90% efficiency of Raman conversion, the highest reported value from SSFS-based sources. This enables us to achieve >10 nJ soliton energy from 2.16 to 2.29 µm range, the highest energy demonstrated above 2.22 µm from an SSFS-assisted all-fiber tunable single-soliton-pulse source. Our simple and compact all-fiber tunable laser could serve as an efficient ~2 µm femtosecond source for a wide range of mid-IR applications.
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0205 Optical Physics
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Optics Letters
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0146-9592
1539-4794
1539-4794
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42
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Optical Society of America
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Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) (10216/105)
EPSRC (1577735)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L016087/1)
EPSRC (1577735)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L016087/1)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (61605122); Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (JCYJ20150324140036862, KQJSCX20160226194031); Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2016A030310049); Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/L016087/1); European Union’s 7th Framework Programme (631610); Royal Academy of Engineering (Graphlex); Academy of Finland (276376, 284548, 295777, 304666); Tekes (OPEC).