TY - JOUR
T1 - Two different operation regimes of fiber laser based on nonlinear polarization rotation
T2 - passive mode-locking and multiwavelength emission
AU - Zhang, Zu Xing
AU - Xu, Kun
AU - Wu, Jian
AU - Hong, Xiao B.
AU - Lin, Jin Tong
PY - 2008/6/15
Y1 - 2008/6/15
N2 - We have proposed and demonstrated a nonlinear polarization-rotation-based fiber laser with two different operation states: passive mode-locking and multiwavelength emission. The intensity-dependent transmission or loss induced by nonlinear polarization rotation accounts for the distinct operation regimes. Our experiment results indicate that both passively mode-locked pulses and continuous-wave multiwavelength can be generated from the same fiber laser just through adjusting polarizations. Another characteristic of the current multiwavelength laser is that the used periodic filter is a birefringence fiber filter, which facilitates all-fiber integration of the fiber laser, so it is a potential multifunction laser source with all-fiber configuration and convenient manipulation.
AB - We have proposed and demonstrated a nonlinear polarization-rotation-based fiber laser with two different operation states: passive mode-locking and multiwavelength emission. The intensity-dependent transmission or loss induced by nonlinear polarization rotation accounts for the distinct operation regimes. Our experiment results indicate that both passively mode-locked pulses and continuous-wave multiwavelength can be generated from the same fiber laser just through adjusting polarizations. Another characteristic of the current multiwavelength laser is that the used periodic filter is a birefringence fiber filter, which facilitates all-fiber integration of the fiber laser, so it is a potential multifunction laser source with all-fiber configuration and convenient manipulation.
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U2 - 10.1109/LPT.2008.923549
DO - 10.1109/LPT.2008.923549
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44849113502
SN - 1041-1135
VL - 20
SP - 979
EP - 981
JO - IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
JF - IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
IS - 12
ER -