DocumentCode
59210
Title
All-Fiber 1- 
m PM Mode-Lock Laser Delivering Picosecond Pulses at Sub-MHz Repetition Rate
Author
Boivinet, Simon ; Lecourt, Jean-Bernard ; Hernandez, Yves ; Fotiadi, Andrei A. ; Wuilpart, M. ; Megret, P.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Photonics, Multitel, Mons, Belgium
Volume
26
Issue
22
fYear
2014
fDate
Nov.15, 15 2014
Firstpage
2256
Lastpage
2259
Abstract
We report an all-fiber passively mode-locked laser at 1030 nm. The principle of this ultrafast laser is based on nonlinear polarization evolution occurring in a long span of birefringent fiber spliced between a polarizer and a Faraday mirror. This configuration supports a large variety of pulsed regimes: noise-like, multiple pulses, burst, and single pulse mode-lock operation. In the single pulse mode-lock regime, the pulse duration is ~ 17.8 ps at a low repetition rate of 948 kHz. The spectral bandwidth is ~ 2.2 nm, the pulse energy is 68 pJ, and the polarization extinction ratio is estimated to 15 dB.
Keywords
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical fibre polarisation; optical polarisers; Faraday mirror; all-fiber passively mode-locked laser; birefringent fiber; burst; energy 68 pJ; frequency 948 Hz; noise-like multiple pulses; nonlinear polarization evolution; picosecond pulses; polarization extinction ratio; polarizer; pulse duration; pulse energy; pulsed regimes; single pulse mode-lock operation; spectral bandwidth; sub-MHz repetition rate; ultrafast laser; wavelength 1030 nm; Cavity resonators; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency modulation; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Fiber lasers; laser mode locking; polarization; ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2014.2354455
Filename
6894127
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