Simple passively modelocked fiber laser oscillator

Reinhard K. Erdmann; Steven T. Johns; Kenneth J. Teegarden; Salahuddin Qazi

doi:10.1117/12.168604

15 February 1994 Simple passively mode-locked fiber laser oscillator

Reinhard K. Erdmann, Steven T. Johns, Kenneth J. Teegarden, Salahuddin Qazi

Proceedings Volume 2073, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers V; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168604
Event: Optical Tools for Manufacturing and Advanced Automation, 1993, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

We report the development of a simple self starting passively mode locked diode pumped laser oscillator utilizing erbium doped fiber and a minimum number of readily available components. With pump powers as low as 8.0 mw, the oscillator generates stable pulses of 1.2 ns width and rates of 5.0 MHz at wavelengths around 1.55 micrometers . Evidence exists for substructure as short as 35 ps within the 1.2 ns pulses. A mechanism for the observed characteristics of the oscillator based on the all optical Kerr effect is proposed.

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Reinhard K. Erdmann, Steven T. Johns, Kenneth J. Teegarden, and Salahuddin Qazi "Simple passively mode-locked fiber laser oscillator", Proc. SPIE 2073, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers V, (15 February 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168604

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