Photonics (Nov 2022)

The Dynamics of Multi-Peak Pulsed Generation in a Q-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser

  • Alisa E. Fale,
  • Andrei D. Zverev,
  • Vladimir A. Kamynin,
  • Alexey A. Wolf,
  • Serafima A. Filatova,
  • Oleg E. Nanii,
  • Alexander P. Smirnov,
  • Anatolii I. Fedoseev,
  • Vladimir B. Tsvetkov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9110846
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 11
p. 846

Abstract

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We demonstrate a detailed theoretical and experimental study of a thulium-doped fiber laser being Q-switched by means of an acousto-optic modulator. The processes leading to the generation of discontinuous multi-peak pulses with an energy of up to 5 μJ and a nanosecond structure are described. The dynamics of the multi-peak structure’s evolution is demonstrated and a method of switching to a single-pulse mode is proposed.

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