Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 46, Issue 10, 1005004(2017)

All-polarization-maintaining fiber laser mode-locked by graphene

Chen Kai1, Zhu Lianqing1,2, Lou Xiaoping1,2, Yao Qifeng1, and Luo Fei1
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    An all-polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked by graphene saturable absorber mirror was reported. The laser with monolayer and ten-layer graphene as saturable absorbers devices avoided the influence of environment on the intracavity polarization and generates high stability, high degree of polarization and self starting mode-locked pulse output with pulse width of 697 fs and 502 fs. Compared to single layer graphene, the ten layers graphene can obtain shorter pulse width, higher peak power and better mode locking effect. While the pump power increases, a two harmonic mode-locked pulse with 62.94 MHz repetition frequency can be generated. The mechanism of harmonic mode locking was analyzed by nonlinear Schrodinger equation. The mode-locking laser cavity based on the reflection mirror was expected to be the excellent single polarization femtosecond fiber laser source which can be switched between the fundamental frequency and the two harmonic.

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    Chen Kai, Zhu Lianqing, Lou Xiaoping, Yao Qifeng, Luo Fei. All-polarization-maintaining fiber laser mode-locked by graphene[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2017, 46(10): 1005004

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    Category: 激光器技术

    Received: Feb. 10, 2017

    Accepted: Mar. 20, 2017

    Published Online: Nov. 27, 2017

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    DOI:10.3788/irla201746.1005004

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