• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 20, Issue 8, 081402 (2022)
Zexin Zhang, Jinrong Tian*, Youshuo Cui, Yunfeng Wu, and Yanrong Song**
Author Affiliations
  • School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202220.081402 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zexin Zhang, Jinrong Tian, Youshuo Cui, Yunfeng Wu, Yanrong Song. Dynamics of multi-state in a simplified mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(8): 081402 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The dispersive Fourier transform technique provides feasibility of exploring non-repetitive events and the buildup process in ultrafast lasers. In this paper, we report a new buildup process of dissipative solitons in a simplified mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser, which includes more complex physics stages such as the Q-switching stage, raised and damped relaxation oscillation stages, noise-like stage, successive soliton explosions stage, and soliton breathing stage. Complete evolution dynamics of noise-like pulse and double pulse are also investigated with dispersive Fourier transform. For the noise-like pulse dynamics process, it will only experience the Q-switching and relaxation oscillation stages. In the case of dissipative soliton and noise-like pulse, the double pulse buildup behavior is manifested as the replication of individual pulses. A weak energy migration occurs between two pulses before reaching steady state. Meanwhile, real-time mutual conversion of the dissipative soliton and noise-like pulse has been experimentally observed, which appears to be instantaneous without extra physical processes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on these physical phenomena observed together in a mode-locked fiber laser. The results further enrich the dynamics of mode-locked fiber lasers and provide potential conditions for obtaining intelligent mode-locked lasers with controllable output.
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    Zexin Zhang, Jinrong Tian, Youshuo Cui, Yunfeng Wu, Yanrong Song. Dynamics of multi-state in a simplified mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(8): 081402
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