All-fiber passively mode-locked Tm-doped NOLM-based oscillator operating at 2-μm in both soliton and noisy-pulse regimes

Abstract

A self-starting all-fiber passively mode-locked Tm-doped fiber laser based on nonlinear loop mirror (NOLM) is demonstrated. Stable soliton pulses centered at 2017.33 nm with 1.56 nm FWHM were produced at a repetition rate of 1.514 MHz with pulse duration of 2.8 ps and pulse energy of 83.8 pJ. As increased pump power, the oscillator can also operate at noise-like (NL) regime. Stable NL pulses with coherence spike width of 341 fs and pulse energy of up to 249.32 nJ was achieved at a center wavelength of 2017.24 nm with 21.33 nm FWHM. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first 2 μm region NOLM-based mode-locked fiber laser operating at two regimes with the highest single pulse energy for NL pulses.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.007875
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Systems analytics research institute (SARI)
Additional Information: © 2014 Optical Society of America This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-22-7-7875. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Publication ISSN: 1094-4087
Last Modified: 08 Mar 2024 08:09
Date Deposited: 25 Jun 2014 08:20
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Published Date: 2014-04-07
Authors: Li, Jianfeng
Zhang, Zuxing
Sun, Zhongyuan
Luo, Hongyu
Liu, Yong
Mou, Chengbo (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-6107-3439)
Zhang, Lin (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-1691-5577)
Turitsyn, Sergei K. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-0101-3834)

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