High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2023, 11 (5): 05000e59, Published Online: Sep. 18, 2023
Spatiotemporally mode-locked soliton fiber laser at 2.8 μm
Abstract
Spatiotemporal mode-locking creates great opportunity for pulse energy scaling and nonlinear optics research in fiber. Until now, spatiotemporal mode-locking has only been realized in normal-dispersion dissipative soliton and similariton fiber lasers. In this paper, we demonstrated the first experimental realization of a spatiotemporally mode-locked soliton laser in mid-infrared fluoride fiber with anomalous dispersion. The mode-locked fluoride fiber oscillator directly generated a record pulse energy of 16.1 nJ and peak power of 74.6 kW at 2.8 μm wavelength. This work extends the spatiotemporal mode-locking to soliton fiber lasers and should have a wide interest for the laser community.
Ying’an Chen, Yicheng Zhou, Zhipeng Qin, Guoqiang Xie, Peng Yuan, Jingui Ma, Liejia Qian. Spatiotemporally mode-locked soliton fiber laser at 2.8 μm[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2023, 11(5): 05000e59.