Direct control of mode-locking states of a fiber laser

被引：34

作者：

Iegorov, R. ^{[1
,2
]}

Teamir, T. ^{[1
]}

Makey, G. ^{[1
]}

Ilday, F. O. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Bilkent Univ, Dept Phys, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey

[2] Bilkent Univ, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey

来源：

OPTICA | 2016年 / 3卷 / 12期

基金：

欧洲研究理事会;

关键词：

SPECTRAL FILTER; LOCKED LASERS; FEMTOSECOND; GENERATION; EXCITATION; SOLITONS; PULSES; NOISE;

D O I：

10.1364/OPTICA.3.001312

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Mode locking is a non-equilibrium steady state. Capability to control mode-locking states can be used to improve performance as well as shed light on non-equilibrium physics using the laser as an experimental platform. We demonstrate direct control of the mode-locking state using spectral pulse shaping by incorporating a spatial light modulator at a Fourier plane inside the cavity of an Yb-doped fiber laser. We show that we can halt and restart mode locking, suppress instabilities, induce controlled reversible and irreversible transitions between mode-locking states, and perform advanced pulse shaping while using pulses as short as 40 fs. (C) 2016 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：1312 / 1315

页数：4

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