Low repetition-rate all-normal-dispersion mode locking laser based on SESAM

Author

Lian, Fuqiang ; Fan, ZHongwei ; Niu, Gang

Author_Institution

Acad. of Opto-Electron., Grad. Univ. of Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China

Volume

2

fYear

2011

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a compact all-fiber-path picosecond pulse based on Ytterbium doped fiber oscillator. A home-made novel SESAM mounted on fiber is reported, by which stable mode locking is obtained. We observe the appearance of multiple pulsing, and give an explanation with regard to establishment of multiple pulsing. The fiber laser generates 15 ps pulse trains without a dispersive delay line or anomalous dispersion in the cavity. Mode locking pulse with 17 MHz low repetition-rate was produced, with 10 mW average output power at 1064 nm.

Keywords

fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; ytterbium; laser cavity; low repetition-rate normal-dispersion mode locking laser; multiple optical pulsing; pulse train generation; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; wavelength 1064 nm; ytterbium doped fiber oscillator; Chirp; Collimators; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Wavelength division multiplexing; Ytterbium; All-normal-Dispersion; SESAM; fiber laser; harmonic mode locking; low repetition-rate; mode locking; multiple pulsing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics and Optoelectronics (ICEOE), 2011 International Conference on

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-275-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEOE.2011.6013249

Filename

6013249