DocumentCode
1392988
Title
Q-Switch Modulator as a Pulse Shaper in Q-Switched Fiber Lasers
Author
Escalante-Zarate, Luis ; Barmenkov, Yuri O. ; Cruz, José L. ; Andrés, Miguel V.
Author_Institution
Centro de Investig. en Opt., A.C., Leon, Mexico
Volume
24
Issue
4
fYear
2012
Firstpage
312
Lastpage
314
Abstract
An experimental study of several operation regimes of Q-switch modulator and their impact on the shape of Q-switched fiber laser pulses are discussed. It is shown that various Q-switch regimes including classical Q-switch, simultaneous Q-switch with quasi-mode-locking, or Q-switch with reduced interval between subpulses can be easily obtained using different Q-switch modulator switching functions.
Keywords
Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; Q-switch modulator; Q-switched fiber lasers; erbium-doped fiber laser; pulse shaper; quasimode-locking; Cavity resonators; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Modulation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical switches; Shape; Active Q-switch; erbium-doped fiber laser; self-mode-lock;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2011.2178822
Filename
6097022
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