Observation of 550 MHz passively harmonic mode-locked pulses at L-band in an Er-doped fiber laser using carbon nanotubes film

We demonstrate a passively harmonic mode-locked(PHML) fiber laser operating at the L-band using carbon nanotubes polyvinyl alcohol(CNTs-PVA) film. Under suitable pump power and an appropriate setting of the polarization controller(PC), the 54~(th) harmonic pulses at the L-band are generated with the side mode suppression ratio(SMSR) better than 44 dB and a repetition frequency of 503.37 MHz. Further increasing the pump power leads to a higher frequency of 550 MHz with compromised stability of 38.5 dB SMSR. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration on the generation of L-band PHML pulses from an Er-doped fiber laser based on CNTs.     

基于碳纳米管的被动锁模超快光纤激光器(上)

作为超快光纤激光器核心部件的可饱和吸收体近年来在纳米科学发展的带动下取得了很多突破性的进展,尤其是以碳纳米管材料为代表的光纤型可饱和吸收体受到了国际上的广泛关注。超快光纤激光器的应用不断扩展,包括精细加工、光谱特性探测、无损成像、光频率梳产生、材料的超快动力学研究等。针对近年来基于碳纳米管的超快光纤激光器的工作做一部分综述工作。对碳纳米管的原理、制备、非线性光学特性,尤其是在超快光纤激光器中的应用做出总结。     

基于倾斜光纤光栅的连续可调谐锁模激光器

以45°倾斜光纤光栅为起偏器,采用非线性偏振旋转技术,搭建了一台基于45°倾斜光纤光栅和锥型光纤的波长可调谐被动锁模光纤激光器。当输入抽运功率为454 mW时,可实现稳定的锁模脉冲输出,输出脉冲的中心波长为1568.8 nm,输出功率为2.31 mW,3 dB带宽为4.5 nm,脉宽为1.3 ps。锥型光纤作为可调节衰减器,改变了腔内的损耗,实现了波长从1568.8 nm到1560.24 nm的连续可调谐。该激光器可以应用在传感、光谱测量和通信等领域。     

基于45°倾斜光栅的重复频率可切换被动谐波锁模光纤激光器

基于非线性偏振旋转（NPR）技术,搭建了一台重复频率可切换的被动谐波锁模掺铒光纤激光器。腔内45倾斜光纤光栅（45 TFG）作为一种理想的光纤型起偏器,与两侧偏振控制器（PC）一起实现非线性偏振旋转效应,实现激光器的稳定锁模输出。在673 mW恒定泵浦功率下,通过调节腔内的PC,观测到了从基频到37阶谐波等多种锁模状态。该激光器可产生稳定的最高重复频率脉冲为783 MHz,对应的谐波阶数是37阶,且具有41 dB的边模抑制比（SSR）。高重复频率且稳定性好的脉冲可用于特定的应用中,如现代光通信系统、光学传感等。     

Passively harmonic mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser at a 580 MHz repetition rate based on carbon nanotubes film

We propose and demonstrate a passively harmonic mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser(EDFL) using carbon nanotubes polyvinyl alcohol(CNTs-PVA) film. The laser allows generation of the pulses with a repetition rate of 580 MHz, which corresponds to the 22nd harmonics of a 26.3 MHz fundamental repetition rate under 323 mW pump power. A particularly noteworthy feature of the pulses is the super-mode suppression ratio(SMSR), which is over 40 dB, indicating a stable operation.