Title :
Accordable repetition rate hybrid-type mode-locked fiber laser
Author :
Bahloul, F. ; Ennejah, T. ; Attia, Rabah ; Salhi, Mohammed
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. de Tunisie, Univ. du 7 Novembre a Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
Abstract :
We have observed and demonstrated the linear and non linear parameters dependent optimum power and repetition rates of a hybrid - type actively and passively mode locked laser pulses in an erbium doped fiber laser of the figure of eight geometry by using a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM) totally made up of microstructured optical fiber MOF as a saturable absorber and a nonlinear optical loop (NOL) incorporating an electro-optic modulator as an active mode locker. An accordable repetition rate fiber laser was obtained. The repetition rate and power of generated pulses depend on the NALM gain and the electro-optic modulator.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; accordable repetition rate; active mode locking; electro-optic modulator; erbium doped fiber laser; hybrid-type mode-locked fiber laser; microstructured optical fiber; nonlinear amplifying loop mirror; nonlinear optical loop; nonlinear parameters; passively mode locked laser; pulse generation; saturable absorber; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Accordable repetition rate fiber laser; Hybrid fiber laser; Microstructured Optical Fiber; Mode locked fiber laser;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, Computing and Control Applications (CCCA), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hammamet
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9795-9
DOI :
10.1109/CCCA.2011.6031426
