• Optoelectronics Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 1, 18 (2021)
Xiao-fa WANG*, Zeng-gao JIN, and Jing-hui LIU
Author Affiliations
  • School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065,China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11801-021-0028-3 Cite this Article
    WANG Xiao-fa, JIN Zeng-gao, LIU Jing-hui. 2.04 μm harmonic noise-like pulses generation from a mode-locked fiber laser based on nonlinear polarization rotation[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2021, 17(1): 18 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We report the generation of harmonic noise-like mode-locked pulses in a thulium-doped fiber laser. In this laser, mode-locking can be realized through the nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) technique. The ring cavity configuration uses 5 m of a Tm-doped dual-cladding fiber, as a gain medium, pumped by a 793 nm diode laser. The cavity uses a couple of polarization controllers (PCs) and polarization-dependent isolator to form a nonlinear polarization-rotating saturable absorber. By carefully adjusting of the PCs, the laser generates noise-like mode-locked pulses at the 2.04 μm band. With the increase of the pump power, the laser generates harmonics of the mode-locking fundamental repetition frequency of 6.88 MHz, from which we can obtain the second harmonic in a controlled mode. The obtained results may be useful for enhancing the understanding of the mechanism and characteristics of noise-like pulse at the 2 μm band.
    WANG Xiao-fa, JIN Zeng-gao, LIU Jing-hui. 2.04 μm harmonic noise-like pulses generation from a mode-locked fiber laser based on nonlinear polarization rotation[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2021, 17(1): 18
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