Theoretical Comparison of NPR and Hybrid Mode-Locked Soliton Thulium-Doped Fiber Lasers

The evolutions and properties of solitons in a thulium-doped fiber laser hybrid mode-locked by the coaction of nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) have been numerically investigated. The mode-locking threshold can be greatly reduced by insertin...

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Main Authors: Yanjia Lyu, Jianfeng Li, Yunxiao Hu, Yazhou Wang, Chen Wei, Yong Liu
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Published: IEEE 2017-01-01
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Jianfeng Li
Yunxiao Hu
Yazhou Wang
Chen Wei
Yong Liu
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Yunxiao Hu
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Chen Wei
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description The evolutions and properties of solitons in a thulium-doped fiber laser hybrid mode-locked by the coaction of nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) have been numerically investigated. The mode-locking threshold can be greatly reduced by inserting a SESAM into the NPR-based mode-locked laser cavity. The features of solitons in this hybrid mode-locked laser with different cavity lengths and linear cavity phase delay bias have also been analyzed. The simulations show that this hybrid mode-locking technique is beneficial for shortening the cavity and has excellent phase delay tolerance. We further show the relationship among the linear cavity phase delay bias, the cavity length and the single soliton energy in hybrid mode-locked lasers, which can help control the maximum achievable soliton energy for different applications.
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spelling doaj-art-b822b58147db40cda6a875fa5098e26c2025-08-20T02:41:52ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552017-01-019111110.1109/JPHOT.2017.26538607820078Theoretical Comparison of NPR and Hybrid Mode-Locked Soliton Thulium-Doped Fiber LasersYanjia Lyu0Jianfeng Li1Yunxiao Hu2Yazhou Wang3Chen Wei4Yong Liu5State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaThe evolutions and properties of solitons in a thulium-doped fiber laser hybrid mode-locked by the coaction of nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) have been numerically investigated. The mode-locking threshold can be greatly reduced by inserting a SESAM into the NPR-based mode-locked laser cavity. The features of solitons in this hybrid mode-locked laser with different cavity lengths and linear cavity phase delay bias have also been analyzed. The simulations show that this hybrid mode-locking technique is beneficial for shortening the cavity and has excellent phase delay tolerance. We further show the relationship among the linear cavity phase delay bias, the cavity length and the single soliton energy in hybrid mode-locked lasers, which can help control the maximum achievable soliton energy for different applications.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7820078/Thulium-doped fiber lasersmode-locked lasershybrid mode-lockingsolitons
spellingShingle Yanjia Lyu
Jianfeng Li
Yunxiao Hu
Yazhou Wang
Chen Wei
Yong Liu
Theoretical Comparison of NPR and Hybrid Mode-Locked Soliton Thulium-Doped Fiber Lasers
IEEE Photonics Journal
Thulium-doped fiber lasers
mode-locked lasers
hybrid mode-locking
solitons
title Theoretical Comparison of NPR and Hybrid Mode-Locked Soliton Thulium-Doped Fiber Lasers
title_full Theoretical Comparison of NPR and Hybrid Mode-Locked Soliton Thulium-Doped Fiber Lasers
title_fullStr Theoretical Comparison of NPR and Hybrid Mode-Locked Soliton Thulium-Doped Fiber Lasers
title_full_unstemmed Theoretical Comparison of NPR and Hybrid Mode-Locked Soliton Thulium-Doped Fiber Lasers
title_short Theoretical Comparison of NPR and Hybrid Mode-Locked Soliton Thulium-Doped Fiber Lasers
title_sort theoretical comparison of npr and hybrid mode locked soliton thulium doped fiber lasers
topic Thulium-doped fiber lasers
mode-locked lasers
hybrid mode-locking
solitons
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7820078/
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