Experimental observation of soliton molecule evolution in Yb-doped passively mode-locked fiber lasers

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作者
Li, Xiaohui [1 ,2 ]
Wang, Yishan [1 ]
Zhang, Wei [1 ]
Zhao, Wei [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Xian Inst Opt & Precis Mech, State Key Lab Transient Opt & Photon, Xian 710119, Peoples R China
[2] Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Sci, Xian 710049, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
fiber lasers; mode-locked lasers; soliton molecules; ALL-NORMAL DISPERSION; ANOMALOUS-DISPERSION; RING LASER; PAIRS; POLARIZATION; SEPARATION; STATES; PHASE;
D O I
10.1088/1612-2011/11/7/075103
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have observed soliton molecules with variable modulation depth of spectra in a passively mode-locked dispersion-managed Yb-doped fiber laser. The soliton molecule we experimentally investigated presents diatomic and tetratomic types. With the enhancement of pump power, the laser alternately operates at solitons molecule, temporal-separation-oscillation solitons, and harmonic mode-locked states. Moreover, the phase of solitons molecule is only locked at low pump, and excess pump would cause phase vibration.
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