title: Amplifier similaritons in a dispersion-mapped fiber laser [Invited].
abstract: Amplifier similaritons are generated in a dispersion-mapped fiber laser. Output pulse parameters are nearly independent of the net group velocity dispersion (GVD) owing to the strong local nonlinear attraction in the gain fiber, which dictates the pulse evolution. This constitutes a stable mode-locking regime that is capable of generating sub-100-fs pulses over a broad range of anomalous and normal GVD. These features are consistent with numerical simulations.
authors: Department of Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. whr6@cornell.edu
authors: William H
authors: WH
authors: Renninger
authors: Andy
authors: A
authors: Chong
authors: Frank W
authors: FW
authors: Wise