Investigation of ellipticity and pump power in a passively mode-locked fiber laser using the nonlinear polarization rotation technique Download: 979次
1 Photonics Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2 Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Research Complex, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Fig. 1. Experimental setup of the proposed system.
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Fig. 2. Ellipticity, e1, e2, and e3 at a pump power between 70–110 mW.
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Fig. 3. Example of a mode-locked pulse from an OSC at 90 mW. The pulse train is given in the inset.
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Fig. 4. Pulsewidths at 90 mW pump power at different ellipticity values (a) e1, (b) e2, and (c) e3.
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Fig. 5. SNR at 90 mW. Frequency harmonics until 1 GHz (inset).
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Fig. 6. Optical spectrum at 90 mW for a different ellipticity.
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Table1. Ellipticity, DOP, and Azimuth as a Function of Pump Power
Pump Power (mW) | Ellipticity, (deg.) | DOP (%) | Azimuth (deg.) |
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70 | , −34.052 | 101.182 | 88.641 | , −30.884 | 101.515 | −76.789 | , −28.298 | 101.795 | −69.435 | 80 | , −30.624 | 101.152 | −54.777 | , −34.14 | 100.708 | −59.948 | , −17.089 | 100.916 | −41.235 | 90 | , −34.702 | 100.361 | −59.543 | , −37.979 | 100.272 | −72.697 | , −20.214 | 100.82 | −42.592 | 100 | , −36.193 | 100.396 | −57.384 | , −38.9 | 100.316 | −72.155 | , −19.622 | 100.64. | −40.7 | 110 | , −38.927 | 100.251 | −60.201 | , −41.798 | 100.446 | −89.813 | , −19.462 | 100.571 | −37.401 |
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Table2. Mode-locked Pulse Characteristics at 90 mW at a Different Ellipticity
Ellipticity (deg.) | Pulsewidth (ps) | FWHM (THz) | TBP | Average Output Power (mW) | Pulse Energy (nJ) | Peak Power (W) |
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−34.702 | 0.35 | 0.944 | 0.3304 | 0.6194 | 0.0248 | 70.79 | −37.979 | 0.34 | 1.0192 | 0.3465 | 0.6281 | 0.0251 | 73.89 | −20.214 | 0.71 | 0.0325 | 0.0231 | 0.7925 | 0.0317 | 44.65 |
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H. Ahmad, S. I. Ooi, M. Z. A. Razak, S. R. Azzuhri, A. A. Jasim, K. Thambiratnam, M. F. Ismail, M. A. Ismail. Investigation of ellipticity and pump power in a passively mode-locked fiber laser using the nonlinear polarization rotation technique[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(5): 051402.