Passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser with controllable repetition rate based on a carbon nanotube saturable absorber

H. F. Li; S. M. Zhang; J. Du; Y. C. Meng; Y. P. Hao; X. L. Li

doi:10.1117/12.904032

29 November 2011 Passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser with controllable repetition rate based on a carbon nanotube saturable absorber

H. F. Li, S. M. Zhang, J. Du, Y. C. Meng, Y. P. Hao, X. L. Li

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Proceedings Volume 8307, Passive Components and Fiber-Based Devices VIII; 830726 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.904032
Event: SPIE/OSA/IEEE Asia Communications and Photonics, 2011, Shanghai, China

Abstract

We have proposed and demonstrated a passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber (SWCNT-SA) that has a controllable repetition rate. With the pump power fixed, we have experimentally observed harmonically mode-locked optical pulses with repetition rates that can be controlled over the range from the fundamental to the seventh-order mode through careful adjustment of the polarization controller only. From the experimental results, we deduce that the likely origin of the self-stabilization is the result of global and local soliton interactions induced by the continuous wave (CW) components.

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H. F. Li, S. M. Zhang, J. Du, Y. C. Meng, Y. P. Hao, and X. L. Li "Passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser with controllable repetition rate based on a carbon nanotube saturable absorber", Proc. SPIE 8307, Passive Components and Fiber-Based Devices VIII, 830726 (29 November 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.904032

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Mode locking

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Fiber lasers

Continuous wave operation

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Oscilloscopes

Single walled carbon nanotubes

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