Hybrid mode-locked Er-doped fiber femtosecond oscillator with 156 mW output power

Opt Express. 2012 Jul 2;20(14):15054-60. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.015054.

Abstract

We report on an Er-doped fiber oscillator that produces 146 fs pulses with 156 mW average power at a repetition rate of 49.9 MHz. The pulse energy reaches 3.13 nJ, surpassing the conventional power limit in the dispersion-managed soliton regime. Such high pulse power is obtained by devising a hybrid mode-locking scheme that combines saturable absorption with nonlinear polarization evolution. The oscillator also offers excellent temporal purity in the generated pulses with high power, providing a robust fiber-based frequency comb well suited for industrial uses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't