中国物理B ›› 2020, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (9): 94201-094201.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ab9de1

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Two-dimensionally controllable DSR generation from dumbbell-shaped mode-locked all-fiber laser

Zhi-Yuan Dou(窦志远), Bin Zhang(张斌), Jun-Hao Cai(蔡君豪), Jing Hou(侯静)   

  1. 1 College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
    2 State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
    3 Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 收稿日期:2019-11-23 修回日期:2020-04-30 接受日期:2020-06-18 出版日期:2020-09-05 发布日期:2020-09-05
  • 通讯作者: Jing Hou E-mail:houjing25@sina.com
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61435009, 61235008, and 61405254).

Two-dimensionally controllable DSR generation from dumbbell-shaped mode-locked all-fiber laser

Zhi-Yuan Dou(窦志远)1, Bin Zhang(张斌)1,2,3, Jun-Hao Cai(蔡君豪)1, Jing Hou(侯静)1,2,3   

  1. 1 College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
    2 State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
    3 Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • Received:2019-11-23 Revised:2020-04-30 Accepted:2020-06-18 Online:2020-09-05 Published:2020-09-05
  • Contact: Jing Hou E-mail:houjing25@sina.com
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61435009, 61235008, and 61405254).

摘要: An all-fiber dumbbell-shaped dual-amplifier mode-locked Er-doped laser that can function in dissipative soliton resonance (DSR) regime is demonstrated. A nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) and a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM) are employed to initiate the mode-locking pulses. Unlike conventional single-amplifier structure, the output peak power of which remains unchanged when pump power is varied, the proposed structure allows its output peak power to be tuned by changing the pump power of the two amplifiers while the pulse duration is directly determined by the amplifier of nonlinear amplifying loop mirror. The entire distribution maps of peak power and pulse duration clearly demonstrate that the two amplifiers are related to each other, and they supply directly a guideline for designing tunable peak power DSR fiber laser. Pulse width can change from 800 ps to 2.6 ns and peak power varies from 13 W to 27 W. To the best of our knowledge, the peak power tunable DSR pulse is observed for the first time in dumbbell-shaped Er-doped all-fiber mode-locked lasers.

关键词: mode-locked lasers, fiber lasers, dissipative soliton resonance

Abstract: An all-fiber dumbbell-shaped dual-amplifier mode-locked Er-doped laser that can function in dissipative soliton resonance (DSR) regime is demonstrated. A nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) and a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM) are employed to initiate the mode-locking pulses. Unlike conventional single-amplifier structure, the output peak power of which remains unchanged when pump power is varied, the proposed structure allows its output peak power to be tuned by changing the pump power of the two amplifiers while the pulse duration is directly determined by the amplifier of nonlinear amplifying loop mirror. The entire distribution maps of peak power and pulse duration clearly demonstrate that the two amplifiers are related to each other, and they supply directly a guideline for designing tunable peak power DSR fiber laser. Pulse width can change from 800 ps to 2.6 ns and peak power varies from 13 W to 27 W. To the best of our knowledge, the peak power tunable DSR pulse is observed for the first time in dumbbell-shaped Er-doped all-fiber mode-locked lasers.

Key words: mode-locked lasers, fiber lasers, dissipative soliton resonance

中图分类号:  (Fiber lasers)

  • 42.55.Wd
42.81.-i (Fiber optics) 42.60.Fc (Modulation, tuning, and mode locking) 42.65.Re (Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression)