Title :
Operation-state manipulation of a passively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser by polarization control
Author :
Wu, Hsiao-Hua ; Lin, Kuei-Huei ; Kang, Jung-Jui ; Lee, Chao-Kuei ; Lin, Gong-Ru
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tunghai Univ., Taichung, Taiwan
Abstract :
We demonstrate the manipulation of a passively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser among stable Q-switching, Q-switched mode-locking, continuous-wave mode-locking, pulse splitting, and harmonic mode-locking by adjusting a polarization controller without changing the pump power.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; Jk:Er; continuous wave mode locking; erbium-doped fiber laser; harmonic mode locking; passively mode-locked laser; polarization control; pulse splitting; stable Q-switching; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Optical control; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Power system harmonics; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5218318
