Multi-pulse operation of a dissipative soliton fibre laser based on nonlinear polarisation rotation. (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yu, H.L.; Wang, X.L.; Zhou, P.; Chen, J.B.
• Is Part Of: Quantum electronics. Volume 46:Number 3(2016)
• Page Start: 213
• Page End: 217
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: fibre lasers -- mode-locking -- dissipative soliton; Quantum electronics -- Periodicals; 537.5
• DOI: 10.1070/QEL15927
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1063-7818

Abstract

Abstract: We report an experimental observation of multiple dissipative soliton (DS) operation states in an all-normal-dispersion passively mode-locked Yb-doped fibre laser, including DS bound and oscillating states. In the bound state, multiple DSs up to 11 can coexist in the cavity. In the oscillating state, the DSs' movements are not purely random and three typical states are generalised and illustrated. A single-pulse mode-locked state is established at a high pump power by carefully adjusting the polarisation controllers. The broad spectrum indicates that it may be noise-like pulses, which can serve as a pump to generate a supercontinuum.