Optimizing stable mode-locked operation of Yb-doped fiber laser

Mohamed A. Abdel Alim; Yury Logvin; Diaa A. Khalil; Hanan Anis

doi:10.1117/12.808527

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19 February 2009 Optimizing stable mode-locked operation of Yb-doped fiber laser

Mohamed A. Abdel Alim, Yury Logvin, Diaa A. Khalil, Hanan Anis

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Proceedings Volume 7195, Fiber Lasers VI: Technology, Systems, and Applications; 71952G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808527
Event: SPIE LASE: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

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We report on a novel simple configuration of an Yb-doped fiber laser cavity comprising only Yb-doped fiber and a saturable absorber element. Numerical results show that stable mode-locked operation does exist in such a laser cavity in limited range of parameters. The conditions to obtain stable pulses are investigated as a function of the Yb-fiber bandwidth, length, and gain coefficient. The temporal and spectral behavior of the femtosecond pulses are also studied for different input parameters. The instability dynamics of the mode-locked pulse is also elucidated.

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Mohamed A. Abdel Alim, Yury Logvin, Diaa A. Khalil, and Hanan Anis "Optimizing stable mode-locked operation of Yb-doped fiber laser", Proc. SPIE 7195, Fiber Lasers VI: Technology, Systems, and Applications, 71952G (19 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808527

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