Pulse-amplitude equalization of rational-harmonically mode-locked fiber ring laser with polarization-maintaining laser resonator

Author

Jhon, Young Min ; Lee, Yoo Seung ; Kim, Jae Hun ; Byun, Young Tae ; Woo, Deok Ha

Author_Institution

Photonics Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

27-28 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

800

Abstract

In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate pulse-amplitude equalization of rational-harmonically mode-locked fiber ring laser (RHML-FRL) using polarization-maintaining laser resonator by simply optimizing the modulator driving power to obtain 20, 30, and 40 GHz without any additional devices and adjustments. We also presume from the experimental results that pulse-amplitude inequality in RHML-FRL is mainly due to polarization instabilities in the laser resonator.

Keywords

fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; 20 GHz; 30 GHz; 40 GHz; modulator optimization; polarization instability; polarization maintaining laser resonator; pulse-amplitude equalization; rational-harmonically mode-locked fiber ring laser; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Ring lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7888-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253042

Filename

1253042