Fibre laser focus - p841

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.292

With their ultrafast and high-power characteristics, fibre lasers are penetrating conventional laser markets as well as opening up exciting new opportunities.

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Nanotube and graphene saturable absorbers for fibre lasers - pp842 - 845

Amos Martinez & Zhipei Sun

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.304

Nanotubes and graphene have emerged as promising materials for use in ultrafast fibre lasers. Their unique electrical and optical properties enable them to be used as saturable absorbers that have fast responses and broadband operation and that can be easily integrated in fibre lasers.

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Fibre laser directions - pp846 - 847

Interview with Anatoly Grudinin

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.306

Nature Photonics spoke to Anatoly Grudinin, founder of the fibre laser company Fianium, to gain insight into the vicissitudes in the industry over the past decade and future challenges that academia can help solve.

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High-power fibre lasers - pp861 - 867

Cesar Jauregui, Jens Limpert & Andreas Tünnermann

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.273

High-power fibre lasers are in demand for industrial, defence and scientific applications. This review provides an overview of the present state of the art in the field and discusses present challenges and the future outlook.

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Ultrafast fibre lasers - pp868 - 874

Martin E. Fermann & Ingmar Hartl

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.280

Ultrafast fibre lasers are an important optical system with industrial, medical and purely scientific applications. Essential components and the operation regimes of ultrafast fibre laser systems are reviewed, as are their use in various applications.

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Recent advances in fibre lasers for nonlinear microscopy - pp875 - 882

C. Xu & F. W. Wise

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.284

This Review discusses recent advances, and identifies challenges and opportunities regarding the use of fibre lasers in nonlinear bioimaging.

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