Vector Nature of Dissipative-Soliton-Resonance Pulses in Fiber Lasers Mode-Locked by Nonlinear Polarization Rotation Technique

The vector nature of dissipative-soliton-resonance (DSR) pulses is numerically investigated in an all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser mode-locked by the nonlinear polarization rotation technique. We calculate the polarization ellipses of the DSR pulse throughout the cavity, which shows that t...

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Main Authors: Wenxiong Du, Heping Li, Junwen Li, Zhuang Wang, Pinghe Wang, Zhiyao Zhang, Yong Liu
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Heping Li
Junwen Li
Zhuang Wang
Pinghe Wang
Zhiyao Zhang
Yong Liu
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Heping Li
Junwen Li
Zhuang Wang
Pinghe Wang
Zhiyao Zhang
Yong Liu
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description The vector nature of dissipative-soliton-resonance (DSR) pulses is numerically investigated in an all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser mode-locked by the nonlinear polarization rotation technique. We calculate the polarization ellipses of the DSR pulse throughout the cavity, which shows that the polarization state varies during the propagation. The features of pulse polarization are also displayed on the Poincaré sphere. The impact of nonlinear birefringence on the polarization evolution is analyzed. Furthermore, we find that the polarization state is not uniform across a DSR pulse at a fixed intracavity position. The flat-top part of the pulse has a nearly fixed polarization, while its leading and trailing edges feature polarization states that vary with time. The peak power ratio of the two orthogonal polarization components in the pulse is limited in the range from 4 to 31. Our simulation results offer insight into the polarization properties of DSR pulses in mode-locked fiber lasers containing polarization discrimination devices.
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spelling doaj-art-dc8bc23f43ac442ba7273d4f7d86b01f2025-08-20T03:33:21ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552019-01-0111311010.1109/JPHOT.2019.29188048721458Vector Nature of Dissipative-Soliton-Resonance Pulses in Fiber Lasers Mode-Locked by Nonlinear Polarization Rotation TechniqueWenxiong Du0Heping Li1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7693-9733Junwen Li2Zhuang Wang3Pinghe Wang4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9148-9619Zhiyao Zhang5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-5084Yong Liu6State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaThe vector nature of dissipative-soliton-resonance (DSR) pulses is numerically investigated in an all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser mode-locked by the nonlinear polarization rotation technique. We calculate the polarization ellipses of the DSR pulse throughout the cavity, which shows that the polarization state varies during the propagation. The features of pulse polarization are also displayed on the Poincaré sphere. The impact of nonlinear birefringence on the polarization evolution is analyzed. Furthermore, we find that the polarization state is not uniform across a DSR pulse at a fixed intracavity position. The flat-top part of the pulse has a nearly fixed polarization, while its leading and trailing edges feature polarization states that vary with time. The peak power ratio of the two orthogonal polarization components in the pulse is limited in the range from 4 to 31. Our simulation results offer insight into the polarization properties of DSR pulses in mode-locked fiber lasers containing polarization discrimination devices.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8721458/Dissipative-soliton-resonancemode-locked fiber laserspolarization dynamics.
spellingShingle Wenxiong Du
Heping Li
Junwen Li
Zhuang Wang
Pinghe Wang
Zhiyao Zhang
Yong Liu
Vector Nature of Dissipative-Soliton-Resonance Pulses in Fiber Lasers Mode-Locked by Nonlinear Polarization Rotation Technique
IEEE Photonics Journal
Dissipative-soliton-resonance
mode-locked fiber lasers
polarization dynamics.
title Vector Nature of Dissipative-Soliton-Resonance Pulses in Fiber Lasers Mode-Locked by Nonlinear Polarization Rotation Technique
title_full Vector Nature of Dissipative-Soliton-Resonance Pulses in Fiber Lasers Mode-Locked by Nonlinear Polarization Rotation Technique
title_fullStr Vector Nature of Dissipative-Soliton-Resonance Pulses in Fiber Lasers Mode-Locked by Nonlinear Polarization Rotation Technique
title_full_unstemmed Vector Nature of Dissipative-Soliton-Resonance Pulses in Fiber Lasers Mode-Locked by Nonlinear Polarization Rotation Technique
title_short Vector Nature of Dissipative-Soliton-Resonance Pulses in Fiber Lasers Mode-Locked by Nonlinear Polarization Rotation Technique
title_sort vector nature of dissipative soliton resonance pulses in fiber lasers mode locked by nonlinear polarization rotation technique
topic Dissipative-soliton-resonance
mode-locked fiber lasers
polarization dynamics.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8721458/
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