2-GHz passive harmonically mode-locked Yb-doped double-clad fiber laser

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作者
Ortaç, B [1 ]
Hideur, A [1 ]
Martel, G [1 ]
Brunel, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rouen, CORIA, UMR 6614, Grp Opt & Optron, F-76801 St Etienne, France
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2005年 / 81卷 / 04期
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10.1007/s00340-005-1894-2
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report passive harmonic mode locking of a high-power Yb-doped double-clad fiber laser. 680-fs, 48-pJ pulses are emitted at the repetition rate of 2.13 GHz, while the free spectral range of the cavity is 23.4 MHz. Results indicate a supermode suppression of more than 25 dB.
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