PASSIVE-MODE LOCKING BY USING NONLINEAR POLARIZATION EVOLUTION IN A POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER

被引:130
作者
FERMANN, ME [1 ]
ANDREJCO, MJ [1 ]
SILBERBERG, Y [1 ]
STOCK, ML [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,ULTRAFAST SCI LAB,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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10.1364/OL.18.000894
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
By using a new simple cavity design, in which both linear and nonlinear polarization evolution are reproducibly controlled, we demonstrate passive mode locking in a Fabry-Perot-type erbium fiber laser. The laser generates stable trains of pulses as short as 200 fs with an energy content of 70 pJ at repetition rates as high as 100 MHz.
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页码:894 / 896
页数:3
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