HIGH-POWER PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED ER-DOPED FIBER LASER WITH A NONLINEAR-OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR

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作者
WU, S
STRAIT, J
FORK, RL
MORSE, TF
机构
[1] RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST,DEPT PHYS,TROY,NY 12180
[2] BROWN UNIV,DIV ENGN,LIGHTWAVE TECHNOL LAB,PROVIDENCE,RI 02912
[3] WILLIAMS COLL,DEPT PHYS,WILLIAMSTOWN,MA 01267
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10.1364/OL.18.001444
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the generation of pulses having a duration of 1 ps and a pulse energy of 280 pJ directly from a passively mode-locked Er fiber laser. The laser uses a nonlinear optical loop mirror at high switching threshold in an alloptical fiber resonator. Stable pulse trains are produced at the fundamental repetition rate of the resonator, 3.8 MHz.
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