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

Deqin Ouyang; Junqing Zhao; Zhijian Zheng; Minqiu Liu; Shuangchen Ruan; Jihong Pei

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2017.2710139

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2017)

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

Deqin Ouyang,
Junqing Zhao,
Zhijian Zheng,
Minqiu Liu,
Shuangchen Ruan,
Jihong Pei

Affiliations

Deqin Ouyang: Shenzhen 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, China
Junqing Zhao: Shenzhen 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, China
Zhijian Zheng: Shenzhen 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, China
Minqiu Liu: Shenzhen 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, China
Shuangchen Ruan: Shenzhen 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, China
Jihong Pei: College of Information Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2017.2710139
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 4
pp. 1 – 10

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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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ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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