Jonathan H. V. Price

TL;DR: These results were obtained with (nearly) diffraction-limited beam quality, which determines the ability to focus to a tight spot, and this, rather than the power itself, determines the power density achievable on a target.

TL;DR: In this paper, the properties of nonsilica glasses and related technology for micro-structured fiber fabrication are reviewed, and numerical simulation results are shown using the properties and performance for mid-infrared (mid-IR) supercontinuum generation when seeding with nearIR, 200-fs pump pulses.

TL;DR: In this paper, a source of pulses of coherent radiation at a wavelength of approximately 1 μm, consisting of a pump source for producing pump light, a laser cavity comprising an Yb3+-doped gain medium arranged to receive the pump light and at least one optical amplifier for amplifying the laser pulses of reduced repetition rate, can be configured for chirped or parabolic pulse amplification.

TL;DR: A highly efficient cladding pumped single transverse mode holey fiber laser has been demonstrated, allowing continuous-wave output powers in excess of 1W with efficiencies of more than 80%.

TL;DR: What is believed to be the first demonstration of a continuously tunable soliton source in the wavelength range 1.06-1.33 /spl mu/m, a wavelength range that is difficult to access using conventional solid state laser technology is reported.