Abstract

We report a mode-locked fiber laser that exploits dissipative-soliton pulse shaping along with cladding pumping for high average power. The laser generates $31\mathrm{nJ}$ chirped pulses at $70\mathrm{MHz}$ repetition rate, for an average power of $2.2\mathrm{W}$. After dechirping outside the laser, $80\mathrm{fs}$ pulses, with $200\mathrm{kW}$ peak power, are obtained.

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