Passively generated high repetition rate pulse bursts using a fiber laser with a polarization maintaining section

Author

Zadok, Avi ; Sendowski, Jacob ; Yariv, Amnon

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Pulse bursts of sub-THz rates are passively generated in a mode locked fiber laser. Repetition rates are controlled by the differential group delay of an intra cavity polarization maintaining fiber. Simulations and experiments are reported.

Keywords

fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical control; optical fibre polarisation; optical pulse generation; submillimetre wave lasers; differential group delay; fiber laser; high-repetition rate laser control; intra cavity polarization maintaining fiber; mode locked fiber laser; passive pulse burst generation; sub-THz laser rates; Birefringence; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Jacobian matrices; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224384