An actively mode-locked laser with tunable repetition rate is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on a programmable electrical pattern generator. By changing the repetition rate of the electrical patterns applied on the in-cavity modulator, the repetition rate of the output optical pulse sequences changes accordingly while the pulse width of the optical pulse train remains almost constant. In other words, the output ultra-short pulse train has a tunable duty cycle. In a proof-of-principle experiment, optical pulses with repetition rates of 10, 5, 2.5 and 1.25 GHz are obtained by adjusting the electrical pattern applied on the in-cavity modulator while their pulse widths remain almost unchanged.

提出利用复用信号的时间不均匀性,采用主动光纤锁模激光器,直接从复用后的信号中提取出复用前的时钟光脉冲。考虑到电的时分复用与光的时分复用在机理上的一致性,故初步用电时分复用信号进行实验,成功地从时分复用信号中得到了复用前的时钟光脉冲［1］。此处电的时分复用所得的结论适用于光的时分复用。

由于Nd:磷酸盐玻璃的热导率和破坏阀值都比较低,故连续波锈模钕磷酸盐玻璃激光器要求其谐振腔有特殊的设计.本文在谐振腔长度固定的限制下,分析了三元件式谐振腔的特性,并且讨论了连续波主动锁模Nd:磷酸盐玻璃激光器光学谐振腔的设计.我们讨论了在不同参量范围下谐振腔的稳定性范围和特性,并且阐明了有关的最佳参数的范围.给出了谐振腔最佳运转区参数的解析表达式.实验结果与理论预测符合得很好.这个解析式对设计三元件或多元件的任何端面泵浦和锁模谐振腔是很有用的.