Generation of dissipative solitons in femtosecond fiber lasers

The results of the design and study of femtosecond fiber lasers are reviewed. Various methods of mode-locking and generation regimes are considered. Special attention is paid to the regime of dissipative solitons in an all-fiber resonator with normal dispersion. The main results and analysis of the possibilities of energy scaling of femtosecond pulses are given.