LEADER 04810nam 2200517Ia 450 001 9910141448103321 005 20170210190748.0 010 $a1-283-64408-8 010 $a3-527-64867-4 010 $a3-527-64864-X 010 $a3-527-64866-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000211868 035 $a(EBL)952130 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC952130 035 $a(PPN)183934849 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000211868 100 $a20111102d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 00$aFiber lasers$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Oleg G. Okhotnikov 210 $aWeinheim $cWiley-VCH$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-527-41114-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFiber Lasers; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction; References; 2 High-Power Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers: Fundamentals and Enabling Technologies to Enter the Upper Limits; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 High-Power Fiber Design; 2.2.1 Double Clad Fiber Design; 2.2.2 Large Core Design in Special Fibers; 2.2.2.1 Motivation; 2.2.2.2 Core Design in Photonic Crystal Fibers; 2.2.3 Pump Core Design; 2.2.4 Polarization Control; 2.3 Theoretical Description and Nonlinear Effects in Laser Fibers; 2.3.1 Propagation and Rate Equation Description; 2.3.2 Thermo-optical Effects 327 $a2.3.3 Inelastic Scattering2.3.4 Self-Phase Modulation; 2.3.5 Mode Instabilities; 2.4 Fiber Components for High-Power Fiber Lasers; 2.4.1 Fiber Preparation; 2.4.2 Endcaps; 2.4.3 Pump Coupler; 2.4.4 Mode-Stripper; 2.5 High-Power Experiments; 2.5.1 Narrow Linewidth CW Amplification; 2.5.1.1 Narrow Linewidth Amplification of a Broadened Single-Frequency Diode Laser; 2.5.1.2 Narrow Linewidth Amplified Spontaneous Emission Source; 2.5.1.3 SBS Suppression Capabilities of the Narrow Linewidth ASE Source; 2.5.2 Tandem Pumping; 2.5.3 Beam Combining Methods 327 $a2.5.3.1 High Average Power CW Spectral Beam Combining2.5.3.2 Pulsed SBC; 2.6 Summary; References; 3 Supercontinuum Sources Based on Photonic Crystal Fiber; 3.1 Introduction and Brief History; 3.1.1 Outline of this Chapter; 3.2 Photonic Crystal Fibers and Tapers; 3.2.1 Calculating PCF Properties; 3.2.2 Nonlinearity in PCF; 3.2.3 Dispersion in PCF; 3.3 Modeling Nonlinear Pulse Propagation in Optical Fiber; 3.3.1 Unidirectional Field Equation; 3.3.2 Envelope Equations; 3.4 Ultrafast Pumped Supercontinuum Sources; 3.4.1 Regimes of Supercontinuum Generation; 3.4.2 Initial Dynamics and Solitons 327 $a3.4.3 Dispersive-Wave Generation3.4.4 Intrapulse Raman Scattering; 3.4.5 Tailoring the Shape of the SC - Ways of Shaping; 3.4.5.1 Power Dependence; 3.4.5.2 Wavelength Tuning; 3.4.6 Multiple ZDWs; 3.4.6.1 Three ZDWs; 3.4.7 Taper Transitions; 3.4.7.1 Soliton Dynamics in Axially Varying Fiber; 3.4.7.2 Intrapulse FWM; 3.4.7.3 Soliton Blue Shift; 3.4.8 Extreme SCG; 3.5 Conclusion; References; 4 Dissipative Soliton Fiber Lasers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theory: Analytic Approach; 4.2.1 Theory; 4.2.2 Experimental Results; 4.3 Theory: Simulations; 4.3.1 Temporal Evolution 327 $a4.3.2 Variation of Laser Parameters4.3.2.1 Nonlinear Phase Shifts; 4.3.2.2 Spectral Filter Bandwidth; 4.3.2.3 Group-Velocity Dispersion; 4.3.2.4 Summary of the Effects of Laser Parameters; 4.3.2.5 Design Guidelines; 4.3.3 Experimental Confirmation; 4.4 Physical Limits; 4.4.1 Area Theorem; 4.4.2 Pulse Energy; 4.4.3 Pulse Duration; 4.5 Practical Extensions; 4.5.1 Core-Size Scaling; 4.5.1.1 Double-Clad Fiber; 4.5.1.2 Photonic Crystal Fiber; 4.5.1.3 Chirally-Coupled Core Fiber; 4.5.2 Environmental Stability; 4.6 Giant-Chirp Oscillators; 4.7 Summary; References 327 $a5 Modeling and Technologies of Ultrafast Fiber Lasers 330 $aA comprehensive account of the latest developments and applications in this rapidly developing field, covering a wide range of topics, such as power scaling and short pulse generation, dispersion management and modeling, broadband supercontinuum generation and wavelength tailoring.The book brings together contributions from the world's leading experts at major collaborative research centers throughout Europe, Australia, Russia and the USA. Each chapter presents a tutorial style introduction to the selected topic suitable for scientists, researchers and experts, as well as graduate and pos 606 $aFiber optics 606 $aLasers 615 0$aFiber optics. 615 0$aLasers. 676 $a621.36/6 676 $a621.366 701 $aOkhotnikov$b Oleg G$0867758 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910141448103321 996 $aFiber lasers$91936851 997 $aUNINA