Repetition-Rate-Switchable and Self-Mode-Locked Pulses Generation From a Gain-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser and Their Amplification Properties

We report on repetition-rate-switchable and self-mode-locked pulses generation from a gain-switched thulium-doped fiber laser. Stable pulse trains were gain-switched by a home-made, pulsed Erbium/Ytterbium codoped fiber amplifier. The pulse repetition rate (PRR) of stable output pulse trains can be...

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Main Authors: Deqin Ouyang, Junqing Zhao, Zhijian Zheng, Minqiu Liu, Shuangchen Ruan, Jihong Pei
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author Deqin Ouyang
Junqing Zhao
Zhijian Zheng
Minqiu Liu
Shuangchen Ruan
Jihong Pei
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Junqing Zhao
Zhijian Zheng
Minqiu Liu
Shuangchen Ruan
Jihong Pei
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description We report on repetition-rate-switchable and self-mode-locked pulses generation from a gain-switched thulium-doped fiber laser. Stable pulse trains were gain-switched by a home-made, pulsed Erbium/Ytterbium codoped fiber amplifier. The pulse repetition rate (PRR) of stable output pulse trains can be switched as 1/4, 1/3, and 1/2 times of that of the pump pulse train. Besides, the gain-switched mode-locked pulses were also achieved in the same cavity. By following three-stage thulium-doped fiber amplifiers, the average output power of the stable gain-switched pulses was scaled to 115 W with the PRR of 100 kHz, corresponding to a pulse energy of about 1.15 mJ. The amplification properties of the gain-switched mode-locked pulses were also characterized and discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-9af5abdfd30b4493acbc0d931bfe9ef32025-08-20T02:41:54ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552017-01-019411010.1109/JPHOT.2017.27101397936464Repetition-Rate-Switchable and Self-Mode-Locked Pulses Generation From a Gain-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser and Their Amplification PropertiesDeqin Ouyang0Junqing Zhao1Zhijian Zheng2Minqiu Liu3Shuangchen Ruan4Jihong Pei5Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaCollege of Information Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaWe report on repetition-rate-switchable and self-mode-locked pulses generation from a gain-switched thulium-doped fiber laser. Stable pulse trains were gain-switched by a home-made, pulsed Erbium/Ytterbium codoped fiber amplifier. The pulse repetition rate (PRR) of stable output pulse trains can be switched as 1/4, 1/3, and 1/2 times of that of the pump pulse train. Besides, the gain-switched mode-locked pulses were also achieved in the same cavity. By following three-stage thulium-doped fiber amplifiers, the average output power of the stable gain-switched pulses was scaled to 115 W with the PRR of 100 kHz, corresponding to a pulse energy of about 1.15 mJ. The amplification properties of the gain-switched mode-locked pulses were also characterized and discussed.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7936464/Thulium-doped fiber lasersgain-switchingpulsed laserslaser amplifiersfiber optics.
spellingShingle Deqin Ouyang
Junqing Zhao
Zhijian Zheng
Minqiu Liu
Shuangchen Ruan
Jihong Pei
Repetition-Rate-Switchable and Self-Mode-Locked Pulses Generation From a Gain-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser and Their Amplification Properties
IEEE Photonics Journal
Thulium-doped fiber lasers
gain-switching
pulsed lasers
laser amplifiers
fiber optics.
title Repetition-Rate-Switchable and Self-Mode-Locked Pulses Generation From a Gain-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser and Their Amplification Properties
title_full Repetition-Rate-Switchable and Self-Mode-Locked Pulses Generation From a Gain-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser and Their Amplification Properties
title_fullStr Repetition-Rate-Switchable and Self-Mode-Locked Pulses Generation From a Gain-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser and Their Amplification Properties
title_full_unstemmed Repetition-Rate-Switchable and Self-Mode-Locked Pulses Generation From a Gain-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser and Their Amplification Properties
title_short Repetition-Rate-Switchable and Self-Mode-Locked Pulses Generation From a Gain-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser and Their Amplification Properties
title_sort repetition rate switchable and self mode locked pulses generation from a gain switched thulium doped fiber laser and their amplification properties
topic Thulium-doped fiber lasers
gain-switching
pulsed lasers
laser amplifiers
fiber optics.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7936464/
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