• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 8, 20210355 (2021)
Tingting Yang, Hongshan Chen, Heyan Liu, Jingjie Hao, and Jinwei Zhang*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210355 Cite this Article
    Tingting Yang, Hongshan Chen, Heyan Liu, Jingjie Hao, Jinwei Zhang. High-power, few-cycle 2 μm laser pulse generation based on soliton self-compression (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(8): 20210355 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Experimental setup; HWP: Half-wave plate, TFP: Thin film polarizer, OPA: Gold 90° off-axis parabolic mirror, BS: Beam splitter; (b) Spectrum of the mode-locked pulses; (c) Autocorrelation trace of the mode-locked pulses
    Fig. 1. (a) Experimental setup; HWP: Half-wave plate, TFP: Thin film polarizer, OPA: Gold 90° off-axis parabolic mirror, BS: Beam splitter; (b) Spectrum of the mode-locked pulses; (c) Autocorrelation trace of the mode-locked pulses
    Relationship of achievable pulse durations with average output power and fiber length
    Fig. 2. Relationship of achievable pulse durations with average output power and fiber length
    Spectra at different average output powers
    Fig. 3. Spectra at different average output powers
    Comparison of input, measured, retrieved and simulated spectrum
    Fig. 4. Comparison of input, measured, retrieved and simulated spectrum
    The retrieved and simulated temporal profile
    Fig. 5. The retrieved and simulated temporal profile
    The pulse duration change of laser pulse at different distances in the PCF
    Fig. 6. The pulse duration change of laser pulse at different distances in the PCF
    The measured and retrieved SHG-FROG traces
    Fig. 7. The measured and retrieved SHG-FROG traces
    (a) Fiber without damage; (b) The fiber was damaged after a long working time
    Fig. 8. (a) Fiber without damage; (b) The fiber was damaged after a long working time
    (a) The simulated spectrum of the pulses with LMA-25 fiber; (b) The simulated pulse temporal profile with LMA-25 fiber
    Fig. 9. (a) The simulated spectrum of the pulses with LMA-25 fiber; (b) The simulated pulse temporal profile with LMA-25 fiber
    λ/nm PPump/W τPump/fs POut/W τOut/fs Ref.
    103019250164.9[7]
    103071350543.8[8]
    19281.94450.3279.5[9]
    192031.41101816[10]
    103038250189.1[12]
    209010260715[13]
    20000.33550.2717[14]
    1960402504.513[15]
    Table 1. Results of ultrafast laser soliton self-compression
    Tingting Yang, Hongshan Chen, Heyan Liu, Jingjie Hao, Jinwei Zhang. High-power, few-cycle 2 μm laser pulse generation based on soliton self-compression (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(8): 20210355
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