Title :
Beat-spectrum tailoring of fiber lasers using an intracavity Fabry-Perot filter for regenerative and harmonic mode-locking
Author :
Abedin, Kazi Sarwar ; Onodera, Noriaki ; Hyodo, Masaharu
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Kansai Adv. Res. Center, Koba, Japan
fDate :
7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel beat-spectrum tailoring technique for regenerative and harmonic mode-locking which eliminates the use of the high-Q RF filter and suits for high-repetition-rate operation in a fiber laser is demonstrated. A fiber Fabry-Perot filter incorporated within the cavity alters the beat-spectrum conveniently, yields the necessary clock signal, and enables regenerative mode-locking at repetition rates which are step-tunable at intervals of the free spectral range of the Fabry-Perot filter.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; Fabry-Perot resonators; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical fibre filters; optical pulse generation; Fabry-Perot filter; beat-spectrum; beat-spectrum tailoring; beat-spectrum tailoring technique; clock signal; fiber Fabry-Perot filter; fiber laser; fiber lasers; free spectral range; harmonic mode-locking; high-Q RF filter; high-repetition-rate operation; intracavity Fabry-Perot filter; regenerative mode-locking; repetition rates; Clocks; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Power harmonic filters; Radio frequency;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
