Multi-gigahertz repetition-rate-selectable passive harmonic mode locking of a fiber laser

Opt Express. 2013 May 6;21(9):10897-902. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.010897.

Abstract

We demonstrate a passive harmonically mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser that operates at selectable harmonics spanning from the 6th to the 928th, which corresponds to repetition rates ranging from 153 MHz to 22.2 GHz. The noteworthy laser output stability is attested by supermode suppression levels as large as 41 dB. The influence of a continuous wave background on harmonics stability is tested.

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Feedback
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Lasers, Solid-State*