abstract

• In this work a Q-switched mode-locked (QML) noise-like pulse (NLP) emission from a thulium-doped all-fiber laser with passive saturable absorption action through the nonlinear polarization rotation effect is demonstrated. QML-NLP pulses were obtained at 812 kHz repetition rate within a 11 μs QML envelope and pulse energy of 460 nJ. Central modelocked NLP sub-pulses were measured with 8.71 ns of width and 4.17 of peak power. The evolution of QML-NLP is experimentally investigated, and the results demonstrate the feasibility of an unconventional pulse operation regime of NLPs and provide insights into the dynamics of mode-locked fiber lasers. Copyright © 2022 SPIE.

authors

• Bello Jimenez Miguel Ángel
• Camarillo-Avilés A.
• Durán-Sánchez M.
• Ibarra-Escamilla B.
• López Estopier Rosa Elvia
• Pottiez O.

publication date

• 2022-01-01

funding provided via

• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACYT: 217560  Grant

published in

• Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering  Proceedings

keywords

• noise-like pulses; nonlinear polarization rotation; Thulium doped fiber Fiber lasers; Fibers; Mode-locked fiber lasers; Natural language processing systems; Polarization; Pulse repetition rate; Thulium; All-fiber lasers; Mode-locked; Noise-like pulse; Nonlinear polarization rotation; Pulse emissions; Q-switched; Q-switched mode-locking; Saturable absorption; Switched-mode; Thulium-doped fibers; Q switching

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1117/12.2608350

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volume

• 11981

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