Title :
Effect of tunable filter characteristics on the pulse performance of actively mode-locked fiber lasers
Author :
Zhihong Li ; Lou, Caiyun ; Yuhua Li ; Chan, Kam Tai ; Gao, Yizhi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
The effect of filter characteristics on the output performance of actively mode-locked fiber ring lasers has been studied experimentally and numerically, with the same 3-dB bandwidth, the filter that has a flatter wavelength response tends to generate narrower soliton-like pulses.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; erbium; fibre lasers; laser accessories; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical filters; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; ring lasers; Er-doped fiber amplifier; actively mode-locked fiber lasers; actively mode-locked fiber ring lasers; bandwidth; fiber ring lasers; filter characteristics; filters; output performance; pulse performance; soliton-like pulses; tunable filter characteristics; wavelength response; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Filters; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Ring lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
