title: Compression of picosecond pulses from a solid-state laser using self-phase modulation in graded-index fibers.
abstract: We report the compression by a factor of 7 of 2-microJ pulses of 5-psec duration from a mode-locked Nd:phosphate glass laser. The pulses were chirped and their spectrum broadened while traveling through a graded-index core fiber. After amplification to 500 microJ, they were finally compressed by traveling through a dispersive delay line, and 0.7-psec pulse widths were achieved.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Damm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaschke
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noack
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilhelmi