Multiwavelength emission and passive mode-locking from a same fiber laser with nonlinear optical loop mirror

Zuxing Zhang; Jian Wu; Kun Xu; Zhiqing Ye; Minghuang Sang; Yiyou Nie; Jintong Lin

doi:10.1117/12.802828

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11 November 2008 Multiwavelength emission and passive mode-locking from a same fiber laser with nonlinear optical loop mirror

Zuxing Zhang, Jian Wu, Kun Xu, Zhiqing Ye, Minghuang Sang, Yiyou Nie, Jintong Lin

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Proceedings Volume 7134, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices V; 71342U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.802828
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2008, Hangzhou, China

Abstract

Fiber laser with two polarization-dependent output states is demonstrated. On one hand, nonlinear polarization rotation induced intensity-dependent loss of nonlinear optical loop mirror can balance mode competition of homogenous broadening gain medium, and thus allows for stable room-temperature multiwavelength generation. On the other hand, intensity-dependent transmission can act as an equivalent saturable absorber, which results in passively mode-locking of fiber laser. It may be a potential multifunction fiber laser.

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Zuxing Zhang, Jian Wu, Kun Xu, Zhiqing Ye, Minghuang Sang, Yiyou Nie, and Jintong Lin "Multiwavelength emission and passive mode-locking from a same fiber laser with nonlinear optical loop mirror", Proc. SPIE 7134, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices V, 71342U (11 November 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.802828

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