Actively mode-locked fiber laser using acousto-optic modulator

Michal P. Nikodem; Hendrik Sergeant; Pawel Kaczmarek; Krzysztof M. Abramski

doi:10.1117/12.822356

20 November 2008 Actively mode-locked fiber laser using acousto-optic modulator

Michal P. Nikodem, Hendrik Sergeant, Pawel Kaczmarek, Krzysztof M. Abramski

Proceedings Volume 7141, 16th Polish-Slovak-Czech Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics; 71410B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822356
Event: 16th Polish-Slovak-Czech Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, 2008, Polanica Zdroj, Poland

Abstract

In recent years we have observed growing interest in mode-locked fiber lasers. Development of erbium doped fiber (EDF) amplifiers and WDM technique made 3rd telecommunication window extremely interesting region for ultrafast optics. The main advantages of fiber lasers i.e. narrow linewidth and wide gain bandwidth make them very attractive sources in various applications. In this paper we present an actively mode-locked erbium doped fiber ring laser. Modelocking is obtained using an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) coupled into the laser cavity. The impact of different parameters (e.g. light polarization, modulation frequency) is investigated. We study mechanisms of controlling the wavelength of the laser.

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Michal P. Nikodem, Hendrik Sergeant, Pawel Kaczmarek, and Krzysztof M. Abramski "Actively mode-locked fiber laser using acousto-optic modulator", Proc. SPIE 7141, 16th Polish-Slovak-Czech Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, 71410B (20 November 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822356

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