CONTINUUM SUPPRESSED, UNIFORMLY REPETITIVE 136 FS PULSE GENERATION FROM AN ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LASER WITH NONLINEAR POLARIZATION ROTATION

被引:41
作者
NAKAZAWA, M
YOSHIDA, E
SUGAWA, T
KIMURA, Y
机构
[1] Optical Transmission Line Laboratory, NTT Telecommunication Field Systems R & D Centre, Tokai
关键词
FIBER LASERS; PULSE GENERATION;
D O I
10.1049/el:19930890
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A new type of femtosecond erbium-doped fibre laser with nonlinear polarisation rotation is presented, in which a polariser is installed at a point-symmetric position against a polarisation-sensitive optical isolator in the ring laser cavity. This technique enables us to remove the continuum (DC component) in the oscillation waveform completely and to obtain a stable pulse train as short as 136-145 fs with a 56 MHz repetition rate.
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页码:1327 / 1329
页数:3
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