Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 2, 020020(2018)

2  μm mode-locking laser performances of sol-gel-fabricated large-core Tm-doped silica fiber

Yan Ren1, Zhipeng Qin1, Guoqiang Xie1、*, Zhen Qiao1, Ting Hai1, Peng Yuan1, Jingui Ma1, Liejia Qian1, Shikai Wang2, Chunlei Yu2, and Lili Hu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas of the Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Spectroscopic characteristics of LC SGTS fiber. (a) The absorption spectrum. (b) The fluorescence spectrum and fluorescence decay curve (inset) of the F43→H63 transition.
    Refractive index profile of the Tm-doped silica glass preform.
    Setup schematic of the laser experiments. DM: dichroic mirror; SGTS fiber: sol-gel fabricated Tm-doped silica fiber; CS: cladding stripper.
    (a) CW output power versus launched pump power. The inset shows the CW laser spectrum. (b) The M2 factors of the output laser beam. Inset: output laser beam profile.
    (a) Mode-locked pulse trains in ms and ns time scales. (b) The radio frequency (RF) spectrum. Inset: the RF spectrum with a wide span.
    (a) Optical spectrum. (b) The autocorrelation trace.
    • Table 1. Passively Mode-locked Tm-doped or Tm/Ho co-doped Fiber Lasers Around 2 μm Spectral Regiona

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      Table 1. Passively Mode-locked Tm-doped or Tm/Ho co-doped Fiber Lasers Around 2 μm Spectral Regiona

      Mode-locking techniqueWavelength (nm)Pulse width (ps)Average power (mW)Rep rate (MHz)Pulse energy (nJ)Reference
      NPE1842–19780.3–1.02.6[27]
      NPE1880–20301301967.50.28[28]
      CNT19301.323.43710.88[29]
      CNT18850.7525450.5[30]
      Graphene18760.61.5412.49[31]
      Graphene19680.26110100.251.0[32]
      Graphene1879.44.74561045.49[33]
      SESAM19501.51013.20.76[34]
      SESAM19387.9505350.1[35]
      SESAM195523.91.0×10323.243.1This work
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    Yan Ren, Zhipeng Qin, Guoqiang Xie, Zhen Qiao, Ting Hai, Peng Yuan, Jingui Ma, Liejia Qian, Shikai Wang, Chunlei Yu, Lili Hu, "2  μm mode-locking laser performances of sol-gel-fabricated large-core Tm-doped silica fiber," Chin. Opt. Lett. 16, 020020 (2018)

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    Paper Information

    Special Issue: PHOTONICS BASED ON 2D NONCARBON MATERIALS

    Received: Sep. 10, 2017

    Accepted: Nov. 23, 2017

    Published Online: Jul. 16, 2018

    The Author Email: Guoqiang Xie (xiegq@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201816.020020

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