Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 17, 1714005(2024)

Ultra-Low Power Self-Starting and Dispersion-Balanced Fiber Mode-Locked Laser

Yi Li1,2, Wendong Qiu1,2, Sida Xing2、*, and Xia Hou2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Aerospace Laser Technology and Systems Department, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Schematic diagram of (a) NOLM and (b) NALM mode-locked laser
    Relationship between nonlinear phase offset difference and transmittance under different coupler ratios before and after ignore ΔφNL
    Experimental results. (a) Relationship between nonlinear phase offset difference and transmittance with or without phase shifter; (b) effect of cavity loss on transmittance
    Structure of reflective phase shifter with separated device
    Ring fiber laser structure
    Relationship between laser threshold and doping concentration
    Experimental structures. (a) Transmission type phase shifter laser; (b) phase shifter laser with reflective separation device; (c) phase shifter laser with reflective spatial optical path
    Laser spectrogram. (a) nLIGHT fiber laser; (b) iXblue fiber laser; (c) phase shifter laser with reflective separation device
    Laser spectra. (a) nLIGHT fiber laser; (b) iXblue fiber laser; (c) phase shifter laser with reflective separation device
    Spectra and fitting curves of lasers in linear coordinates. (a) Laser 3; (b) laser 2
    • Table 1. Parameters of lasers and optical fibers

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      Table 1. Parameters of lasers and optical fibers

      ItemLaser 1Laser 2Laser 3
      Repetition frequency /MHz255050
      PM fiberPM1550
      Dispersion /[ps/(nm·km)]18
      Gain fibernLIGHTiXblueOFS
      Dispersion /[ps/(nm·km)]-22-12
      Absorption@1530 nm /(dB/m)803050
      Length /cm60160145
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    Yi Li, Wendong Qiu, Sida Xing, Xia Hou. Ultra-Low Power Self-Starting and Dispersion-Balanced Fiber Mode-Locked Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(17): 1714005

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Feb. 4, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 19, 2024

    Published Online: Sep. 9, 2024

    The Author Email: Sida Xing (xingsida@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232637

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP232637

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