Transient dynamics in mode-locked all-PM Er-doped fiber laser with NALM

D. Stoliarov; I. Kudelin; A. Koviarov; E. Rafailov

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2023.129852

Transient dynamics in mode-locked all-PM Er-doped fiber laser with NALM

D. Stoliarov^*, I. Kudelin, A. Koviarov, E. Rafailov

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Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT)

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Abstract

In this study, we utilized the Time-Stretch Dispersive Fourier Transform (TS-DFT) method to explore rapid transient states in both time and frequency domains of an all-polarization-maintaining dispersion-managed figure-eight mode-locked laser with Nonlinear Amplifying Loop Mirror (NALM). We detail the different stages of build-up dynamics at varying pump powers, encompassing the Q-switching (QS) stage, transient single pulse formation, pulsation beating patterns, bound states, and the final transition to a single pulse state. Our findings reveal that the mode-locked bound state regime emerges from a single pulse stage following QS, different from previously reported directly resulting from QS pulses or relaxation oscillations. In a novel contribution to the field, we have experimentally demonstrated the transient single pulse stage of build-up dynamics and compared it with the fundamental mode-locked single pulse.

Original language	English
Article number	129852
Number of pages	7
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	547
Early online date	23 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2023.129852
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2023

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© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Acknowledgements & Funding: This research was supported by the EPSRC project EP/W002868/1 and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement 871277.

Keywords

Bound state
Mode locking
Nonlinear amplifying loop mirror
Polarization maintaining fiber
Q-switching
Soliton molecules
Time-stretch dispersive fourier transform

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