Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 38, Issue 7, 702017(2011)
1550 nm Passively Mode-Locked Fiber Laser with a Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror
A design of passively mode-locked fiber laser which can produce nanosecond pulses with high repetition frequency is presented. Inserting a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) in a Fabry-Perot (F-P) cavity, using all negative dispersion fiber, without any pulse compression mechanism, a pulse whose width is 1 ns and repetition frequency is 10.74 MHz is achieved at a pump power of 75 mW. The spectral analysis shows that the 3 dB width is smaller than 0.1 nm. When the pump power goes to 130 mW, a maximal power of about 20.5 mW is generated. The experiment indicates that the passively mode-locked fiber laser with an SESAM can obtain a nanosecond pulse with high repetition frequency when all negative dispersion fiber is used.
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Liu Pengzu, Hou Jing, Zhang Bin, Chen Jinbao. 1550 nm Passively Mode-Locked Fiber Laser with a Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(7): 702017
Category: Laser physics
Received: Mar. 1, 2011
Accepted: --
Published Online: Jun. 14, 2011
The Author Email: Liu Pengzu (lpzxinlan@gmail.com)