Fiber amplification of pulse bursts up to 20 μJ pulse energy at 1 kHz repetition rate.
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چکیده
We demonstrate burst-mode operation of a polarization-maintaining Yb-doped fiber amplifier. Groups of pulses with a temporal spacing of 10 ns and 1 kHz overall repetition rate are amplified to an average pulse energy of ∼20 μJ and total burst energy of 0.25 mJ. The pulses are externally compressed to ∼400 fs. The amplifier is synchronously pulsed-pumped to minimize amplified spontaneous emission between the bursts. We characterize the influence of pump pulse duration, pump-to-signal delay, and signal burst length.
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عنوان ژورنال:
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دوره 36 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011