title: Dynamics of parabolic pulses in an ultrafast fiber laser.
abstract: We report experimental and numerical results on the dynamics and propagation of parabolic pulses in a passively mode-locked ytterbium-doped fiber laser. Experimental data and numerical simulations are shown to match. Particular importance is attached to the pulse-shaping process in the different sections of the resonator. The paramount role of the gain fiber and saturable absorber in the laser is explicated.
authors.affiliation: RR Photonics Consulting GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland. a.ruehl@lzh.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruehl
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Prochnow
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wandt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kracht
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burgoyne
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Godbout
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lacroix