Photonics Research, 2019, 7 (5): 05000513, Published Online: Apr. 15, 2019
0.33 mJ, 104.3 W dissipative soliton resonance based on a figure-of-9 double-clad Tm-doped oscillator and an all-fiber MOPA system
Abstract
We demonstrate, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, an all-fiber figure-of-9 double-clad Tm-doped fiber laser operating in the dissipative soliton resonance (DSR) regime. Stable mode-locked rectangular pulses are obtained by using the nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM) technique. A long spool of high-nonlinearity fiber (HNLF) and a segment of SMF-28 fiber are used to enhance the nonlinearity of the NALM loop and to obtain a large all-anomalous regime. Output power and pulse energy are further boosted by using a three-stage master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system. At the maximum pump power, average output power of up to 104.3 W with record pulse energy of 0.33 mJ is achieved with a 2 μm DSR-based MOPA system.
Zhijian Zheng, Deqin Ouyang, Xikui Ren, Jinzhang Wang, Jihong Pei, Shuangchen Ruan. 0.33 mJ, 104.3 W dissipative soliton resonance based on a figure-of-9 double-clad Tm-doped oscillator and an all-fiber MOPA system[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(5): 05000513.