Title :
Passively modelocked self-starting figure-eight fiber laser with semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Min, Seong-Sik ; Zhao, Yucheng ; Fleming, Simon
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
The operation of a novel passively modelocked self-starting figure-eight fiber laser is experimentally demonstrated. A stable pulse train is produced without any starting/triggering mechanism and stays modelocked as long as it is pumped.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; passively modelocked fiber laser; self-starting figure-eight fiber laser; semiconductor optical amplifier; stable pulse train; starting-triggering mechanism; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610485
