Switching among pulse-generation regimes in passively mode-locked fibre laser by adaptive filtering

Junsong Peng, Sonia Boscolo

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Abstract

We show both numerically and experimentally that dispersion management can be realized by manipulating the dispersion of a filter in a passively mode-locked fibre laser. A programmable filter the dispersion of which can be software configured is employed in the laser. Solitons, stretched-pulses, and dissipative solitons can be targeted reliably by controlling the filter transmission function only, while the length of fibres is fixed in the laser. This technique shows remarkable advantages in controlling operation regimes in ultrafast fibre lasers, in contrast to the traditional technique in which dispersion management is achieved by optimizing the relative length of fibres with opposite-sign dispersion. Our versatile ultrafast fibre laser will be attractive for applications requiring different pulse profiles such as in optical signal processing and optical communications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLaser Sources and Applications III
EditorsTakunori Taira, Jacob I. Mackenzie, Helena Jelinkova, Marwan Abdou Ahmed
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510601383
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventLaser Sources and Applications III - Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 4 Apr 20165 Apr 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9893
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceLaser Sources and Applications III
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period4/04/165/04/16

Keywords

  • Passively mode-locked fibre lasers
  • frequency filtering
  • nonlinear fibre optics
  • pulse shaping

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