• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 4, Issue 6, 327 (2016)
Yong Zhou1, Jian Lin1, Xiaoqiang Zhang1, Lixin Xu1, Chun Gu1, Biao Sun1, Anting Wang1、*, and Qiwen Zhan2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2Electro-Optics Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio 45469, USA
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.4.000327 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yong Zhou, Jian Lin, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Lixin Xu, Chun Gu, Biao Sun, Anting Wang, Qiwen Zhan. Self-starting passively mode-locked all fiber laser based on carbon nanotubes with radially polarized emission[J]. Photonics Research, 2016, 4(6): 327 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the proposed fiber laser and detection devices.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the proposed fiber laser and detection devices.
    Reflection spectrum of the four-mode FBG with hybrid mode injection.
    Fig. 2. Reflection spectrum of the four-mode FBG with hybrid mode injection.
    (a) Autocorrelation trace of single pulse and (b) RF spectrum of the mode locking laser.
    Fig. 3. (a) Autocorrelation trace of single pulse and (b) RF spectrum of the mode locking laser.
    Pulse train of the passively mode-locked laser in (a) large time range and (b) short time range.
    Fig. 4. Pulse train of the passively mode-locked laser in (a) large time range and (b) short time range.
    Optical spectrum of the mode-locked laser (blue solid line), CW operation (red solid line), and the four mode reflection (black dashed line).
    Fig. 5. Optical spectrum of the mode-locked laser (blue solid line), CW operation (red solid line), and the four mode reflection (black dashed line).
    Intensity distribution of the (a) RPB output; (b)–(e) show the intensity distributions of the output beam after passing through a linear polarizer. Arrow indicates the orientation of the linear polarizer.
    Fig. 6. Intensity distribution of the (a) RPB output; (b)–(e) show the intensity distributions of the output beam after passing through a linear polarizer. Arrow indicates the orientation of the linear polarizer.
    Function fitting of the output beam intensity distribution. Black circles represents the measured intensity, red line represents the function fitting.
    Fig. 7. Function fitting of the output beam intensity distribution. Black circles represents the measured intensity, red line represents the function fitting.
    Yong Zhou, Jian Lin, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Lixin Xu, Chun Gu, Biao Sun, Anting Wang, Qiwen Zhan. Self-starting passively mode-locked all fiber laser based on carbon nanotubes with radially polarized emission[J]. Photonics Research, 2016, 4(6): 327
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