Baumgartl, M.Ortaç, B.Schreiber, T.Limpert J.Tünnermann, A.2016-02-082016-02-0820110946-2171http://hdl.handle.net/11693/21800Passive mode-locking in fiber lasers is investigated by numerical and experimental means. A non-distributed scalar model solving the nonlinear Schrödinger equation is implemented to study the starting behavior and intra-cavity dynamics numerically. Several operation regimes at positive net-cavity dispersion are experimentally accessed and studied in different environmentally stable, linear laser configurations. In particular, pulse formation and evolution in the chirped-pulse regime at highly positive cavity dispersion is discussed. Based on the experimental results a route to highly energetic pulse solutions is shown in numerical simulations. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.EnglishChirped-pulseDinger equationEnergetic pulseIntracavitiesLinear lasersOperation regimePassive mode lockingPulse formationScalar modelBehavioral researchDispersionsFiber lasersMode-locked fiber lasersArticle10.1007/s00340-011-4642-9