Experimental investigation of self-starting operation in a F8L based on a symmetrical NOLM

被引：23

作者：

Ibarra-Escamilla, B. ^{[1
]}

Pottiez, O. ^{[2
]}

Kuzin, E. A. ^{[1
]}

Haus, J. W. ^{[3
]}

Grajales-Coutino, R. ^{[1
]}

Zaca-Moran, P. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Dept Opt, Puebla 720000, Pue, Mexico

[2] Ctr Invest Opt, Leon 37150, Gto, Spain

[3] Univ Dayton, Electroopt Program, Dayton, OH 45469 USA

[4] Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Inst Ciencias, Puebla 72000, Pue, Mexico

来源：

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 2008年 / 281卷 / 05期

关键词：

sagnac interferometer; fiber lasers; mode-locking fiber lasers; fiber-optic devices;

D O I：

10.1016/j.optcom.2007.10.075

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We experimentally analyze the self-starting operation of a figure-eight mode-locked fiber laser. The design is based on a power-balanced nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) with highly twisted low-birefringence fiber and a quarter-wave (QW) retarder in the loop. The NOLM operates by nonlinear polarization rotation. Self-starting mode-locking requires a careful adjustment of the NOLM low-power transmission, which is easily realized with our setup by adjusting the angle of the QW retarder. The laser is capable of generating similar to 20 ps pulses at the fundamental repetition frequency of 0.78 MHz. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V.. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1226 / 1232

页数：7

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