title: Generation of 47-fs pulses directly from an erbium-doped fiber laser.
abstract: We show both numerically and experimentally that through appropriately selecting the output coupling position and strength in a mode-locked fiber laser, one can effectively manage the nonlinearity of the cavity. By implementing the technique together with cavity dispersion management in an erbium-doped fiber laser, we have achieved stable mode-locked pulses with a single-pulse energy of 2.08 nJ and pulse width of 46.2 fs directly from the laser.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. edytang@ntu.edu.sg
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Zhao