Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253042
