Title :
Figure-eight fiber laser by using a dispersion-imbalanced nonlinear optical loop mirror with lumped dispersive elements
Author :
Seong, N.H. ; Kim, D.Y. ; Paek, U.C. ; Oh, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun., Kwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., South Korea
Abstract :
Mode locking of a figure-eight fiber laser using a dispersion-imbalanced nonlinear optical loop mirror with lumped dispersive elements is demonstrated for the first time. The modelocked pulses show noise-like properties whose pulse width and average optical power are 3.26 ns and 6.526 mW respectively when 95 mW pump power is provided at 980 nm wavelength.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical elements; optical fibre dispersion; 3.26 ns; 6.526 mW; 95 mW; 980 nm; dispersion-imbalanced nonlinear optical loop mirror; figure-eight fiber laser; lumped dispersive elements; mode-locked pulses; noise-like properties; optical power; pulse width; pump power; wavelength; Dispersion; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
