Title :
Hybrid mode-locked thulium soliton fiber laser
Author :
Haxsen, Frithjof ; Wandt, Dieter ; Morgner, Uwe ; Neumann, Joerg ; Kracht, Dietmar
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover, Germany
Abstract :
We report on pulse energy scaling of a thulium fiber laser mode-locked by nonlinear polarization evolution. By adding a semiconductor saturable absorber to the resonator the pulse energy could be significantly increased. Implementation of normal dispersion fiber led to shorter pulses.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; optical saturable absorption; optical solitons; thulium; Tm; hybrid mode locked thulium soliton fiber laser; nonlinear polarization evolution; normal dispersion fiber; optical resonator; pulse energy scaling; semiconductor saturable absorber; Couplers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110842
