title: Self-similar erbium-doped fiber laser with large normal dispersion.
abstract: We report a large normal dispersion erbium-doped fiber laser with self-similar pulse evolution in the gain fiber. The cavity is stabilized by the local nonlinear attractor in the gain fiber through the use of a narrow filter. Experimental results are accounted for by numerical simulations. This laser produces 3.5 nJ pulses, which can be dechirped to 70 fs with an external grating pair.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhanwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Erin S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D004871:Erbium; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D007834:Lasers; D055620:Optical Phenomena
chemical_list: D004871:Erbium