CHARACTERIZATION OF A SELF-STARTING, PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED FIBER RING LASER THAT EXPLOITS NONLINEAR POLARIZATION EVOLUTION

被引:102
作者
MATSAS, VJ
RICHARDSON, DJ
NEWSON, TP
PAYNE, DN
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[1] Optoelectronics Research Centre, Southampton University, Southampton
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10.1364/OL.18.000358
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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A full characterization of a self-starting, passively mode-locked soliton ring fiber laser in terms of its various modes of mode-locked operation, cavity length, and type of fiber used is presented. Direct evidence, based on state-of-polarization measurements, that nonlinear polarization evolution is the responsible mode-locking mechanism is also given.
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页数:3
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