We achieved an ultra-flat broad spectrum output with a 20-dB bandwidth of 77.85 nm in a double-clad Yb-doped fiber laser.The intensity difference between the highest and lowest points of the spectrum indicates a flatn...We achieved an ultra-flat broad spectrum output with a 20-dB bandwidth of 77.85 nm in a double-clad Yb-doped fiber laser.The intensity difference between the highest and lowest points of the spectrum indicates a flatness better than4 dB.More notably,this ultra-flat broad spectrum maintains a stable single-pulse mode-locking state.With the increase of pump power,an ultra-wide spectrum with a 20-dB bandwidth approaching 100 nm was formed at a pump power of 2.25 W.Additionally,we obtained a 9-pulse mode-locked state at another PC station with the same pump,which is the highest number of stable mode-locked pulse bursts observed so far with a first-order Raman frequency shift.This fiber laser shows its benefits of ultra-flat broad spectrum,high stability,and ease of fabrication,which provides a new method of obtaining the broadband light source for multiple practical applications.展开更多
We report on a diode-pumped passively continuous wave （cw） mode-locked Tm：YAP laser with a double-wall carbon nanotube （DWCNT） absorber operating at a wavelength of 2023 nm for the first time, to the best our kno...We report on a diode-pumped passively continuous wave （cw） mode-locked Tm：YAP laser with a double-wall carbon nanotube （DWCNT） absorber operating at a wavelength of 2023 nm for the first time, to the best our knowledge. The DWCNT absorber is fabricated on a hydrophilic quartz substrate by using the vertical evaporation technique. The output power is as high as 375 mW. A stable pulse train with a repetition rate of 72.26 MHz is generated with a highest single pulse energy of 5.2 μJ.展开更多
We numerically investigate the formation and interaction of a parabolic-shaped pulse pair in a passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser. Based on a lumped model, the parabolic-shaped pulse pair is obtained by contro...We numerically investigate the formation and interaction of a parabolic-shaped pulse pair in a passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser. Based on a lumped model, the parabolic-shaped pulse pair is obtained by controlling the intercavity average dispersion and gain saturation energy, Moreover, pulse repulsive and attractive motion are also achieved with different pulse separations. Simulation results show that the phase shift plays an important role in pulse interaction, and the interaction is determined by the inter-cavity average dispersion and gain saturation energy, i.e., the strength of the interaction is proportional to the gain saturation energy, a stronger gain saturation energy will result in a higher interaction intensity. On the contrary, the increase of the inter-cavity dispersion will counterbalance some interaction force. The results also show that the interaction of a parabolic-shaped pulse pair has a larger interaction distance compared to conventional solitons.展开更多
A quarter-wave plate and the thin film polarizer （TFP） are used for the LD end-pumped passively mode-locked Nd：YVO4 laser with semiconductor saturable absorber mirror （SESAM） to obtain a single beam output with a...A quarter-wave plate and the thin film polarizer （TFP） are used for the LD end-pumped passively mode-locked Nd：YVO4 laser with semiconductor saturable absorber mirror （SESAM） to obtain a single beam output with a total power of 4.8 W. An optical-optical efficiency is achieved to be 24% for a stable CW mode-locking operation at 1064 nm, with a pulse repetition rate of 70 MHz and pulse width of 16 ps. The multipulse in the pulse sequence is eliminated for reaching a peak power as high as 4 kW.展开更多
A low cost and simply fabricated reflective graphene oxide is successfully made. By using this absorber, as well as an end reflector, we obtain a passively mode-locked Yb：LuYSiO5 laser operating at nearly 1 p,m. When...A low cost and simply fabricated reflective graphene oxide is successfully made. By using this absorber, as well as an end reflector, we obtain a passively mode-locked Yb：LuYSiO5 laser operating at nearly 1 p,m. When the pump power is increased up to 5.73 W, stable mode locking is achieved. The central wavelength of the laser spectrum is 1043.2 nm with a pulse duration of 5.0 ps. When the pump power reaches 8.16 W, dual-wavelength mode locking laser pulses at 1036.3 nm and 1043.5 nm are simultaneously detected.展开更多
We present a laser-diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond disordered crystal laser by using Nd：CaGdAI04 （Nd：CGA） as the gain medium. With a pair of SF6 prisms to control the dispersion compensation, laser ...We present a laser-diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond disordered crystal laser by using Nd：CaGdAI04 （Nd：CGA） as the gain medium. With a pair of SF6 prisms to control the dispersion compensation, laser pulses as short as 850fs at 1079nm are obtained with a repetition rate of 124.6 MHz. The measured threshold pump power is 1.45 W. A maximum average output power of 122mW is obtained under the pump power of 5.9 W. These results show that Nd：CGA could be a promising laser medium for generating femtosecond ultrashort pulse at about 1 μm.展开更多
We demonstrate a diode-pumped passively cw mode-locked Nd：CaGdAlO4 laser operating at 1079nm with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The threshold pump power of...We demonstrate a diode-pumped passively cw mode-locked Nd：CaGdAlO4 laser operating at 1079nm with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The threshold pump power of the laser is 180mW. A maximum average output power of 93mW is obtained under the pump power of 1.94 W. The pulse duration of the mode-locked pulses is 3.1ps and the repetition rate is 157MHz.展开更多
The understanding of soliton dynamics promotes the development of ultrafast laser technology. High-energy purequartic solitons(PQSs) have gradually become a hotspot in recent years. Herein, we numerically study the in...The understanding of soliton dynamics promotes the development of ultrafast laser technology. High-energy purequartic solitons(PQSs) have gradually become a hotspot in recent years. Herein, we numerically study the influence of the gain bandwidth, saturation power, small-signal gain, and output coupler on PQS dynamics in passively mode-locked fiber lasers. The results show that the above four parameters can affect PQS dynamics. Pulsating PQSs occur as we alter the other three parameters when the gain bandwidth is 50 nm. Meanwhile, PQSs evolve from pulsating to erupting and then to splitting as the other three parameters are altered when the gain bandwidth is 10 nm, which can be attributed to the existence of the spectral filtering effect and intra-cavity fourth-order dispersion. These findings provide new insights into PQS dynamics in passively mode-locked fiber lasers.展开更多
A low phase noise millimeter-wave(MMW) signal generator is proposed and experimentally demonstrated with a C-band passively Fabry-Pérot(F-P) quantum dot mode-locked laser. A novel method is proposed to generate l...A low phase noise millimeter-wave(MMW) signal generator is proposed and experimentally demonstrated with a C-band passively Fabry-Pérot(F-P) quantum dot mode-locked laser. A novel method is proposed to generate low phase noise MMW signal, which is simply based on a commercial off-the-shelf dual-driven Li Nb O3 Mach-Zehnder modulator and a passively F-P quantum dot mode-locked laser. MMW signal with the frequency of 30 GHz, 45 GHz and 90 GHz respectively is obtained experimentally. Single-sideband phase noise of the 30 GHz and 45 GHz MMW signal is-112 d Bc/Hz and-106 d Bc/Hz at an offset of 1 k Hz, respectively. The linewidth of the 30 GHz and 45 GHz MMW signal is about from 225 Hz and 239 Hz. This is considered a very simple MMW generator with a quasi-tunable broadband and ultra-low phase noise.展开更多
Using graphene-covered-microfiber （GCM） as a saturable absorber, the generation and evolution of multiple operation states are proposed and demonstrated in passively mode-locked thulium-doped fiber laser. The microf...Using graphene-covered-microfiber （GCM） as a saturable absorber, the generation and evolution of multiple operation states are proposed and demonstrated in passively mode-locked thulium-doped fiber laser. The microfiber was fabricated using the flame brushing method to an interaction length of - 1.2 cm with a waist diameter of -10 μm. Graphene layers were grown on copper foils by chemical vapor deposition and transferred onto the polydimethylsiloxane （PDMS） to form a PDMS/graphene film, which allowed light-graphene interaction via evanescent field. With the increase of the pump power from 1.25 W to 2.15 W, five different lasing regimes, including continuous-wave, conventional soliton mode-locking, multi- soliton mode-locking, a period of transition, and noise-like mode-locking, were achieved in a fiber ring cavity. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first report of the generation and evolution of multiple operation states by covering graphene on the microfiber in the 2-μ.m region. The results demonstrate that GCM can be a promising method for fabricating all fiber SA, and the switchable operation states can provide more portability in complex application domain.展开更多
A compact high power diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:YVO_4 laser with high repetition rate is realized.Using an Nd:YVO_4 crystal and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror(SESAM) in the oscillator, the picose...A compact high power diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:YVO_4 laser with high repetition rate is realized.Using an Nd:YVO_4 crystal and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror(SESAM) in the oscillator, the picosecond pulse output with an average power of 1.38 W, a repetition rate of 3.24 GHz, and a pulse duration of 11.4 ps is achieved. After one stage of amplification, the final output power reaches 11.34 W, corresponding to a total optical-to-optical efficiency of about 32%. The root mean square(RMS) value of power fluctuation is demonstrated to be less than 0.6% in 24 hours,showing a superior stability with the compact configuration.展开更多
The operational parameters including the polarization controlling and the pump power in a nonlinear polarization rotation-based passively mode-locked fiber laser are studied in this paper.The carrier rate equations of...The operational parameters including the polarization controlling and the pump power in a nonlinear polarization rotation-based passively mode-locked fiber laser are studied in this paper.The carrier rate equations of the activated erbium-doped fiber are first employed together with the nonlinear Shro¨dinger equations to reveal the relation between the operational parameters and the output state of the passively mode-locked fiber laser.The numerical and experimental results demonstrate that the output state of the mode-locked laser varies with the polarization controlling and the pump power.The periodicity of the polarization controlling is observed.With given pump power,there exists a set of polarization controlling under which the ultra-short pulse can be generated.With given polarization controlling,the mode-locked state can be maintained generally except for some particular values of pump power.Three shapes of the output optical spectra from the fiber cavity can be identified when the pump power changes.The results in this paper provide a comprehensive insight into the operation of the nonlinear polarization rotation-based passively mode-locked fiber laser.展开更多
In this study we present an all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser passively mode-locked with topological insulator（Bi2Te3） saturable absorber. The saturable absorber device is fabricated by depositing Bi2Te3 on...In this study we present an all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser passively mode-locked with topological insulator（Bi2Te3） saturable absorber. The saturable absorber device is fabricated by depositing Bi2Te3 on a tapered fiber through using pulsed laser deposition（PLD） technology, which can give rise to less non-saturable losses than most of the solution processing methods. Owing to the long interaction length, Bi2Te3 is not exposed to high optical power, which allows the saturable absorber device to work in a high power regime. The modulation depth of this kind of saturable absorber is measured to be 10%. By combining the saturable absorber device with Yb-doped fiber laser, a mode-locked pulse operating at a repetition rate of 19.8 MHz is achieved. The 3-d B spectral width and pulse duration are measured to be 1.245 nm and317 ps, respectively.展开更多
In this paper, we adopt cloud computing in a specific scientific computing field for its virtualization, distribution and dynamic extendibility as follows: We obtain high-energy parabolic self-similar pulses by numeri...In this paper, we adopt cloud computing in a specific scientific computing field for its virtualization, distribution and dynamic extendibility as follows: We obtain high-energy parabolic self-similar pulses by numerical simulation using our non-distributed passively mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser model. For researching characteristics of these wave-breaking-free self-similar pulses, chirp of them must be extracted. We propose several time-frequency analysis methods adopted in chirp extraction of ultra-short optical pulses for the first time and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of them in this particular application.展开更多
We demonstrate a nanosecond mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser （EDFL） based on a reduced graphene oxide （RGO） saturable absorber （SA）. The RGO SA is prepared by depositing the graphene oxide （GO） on fluorine...We demonstrate a nanosecond mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser （EDFL） based on a reduced graphene oxide （RGO） saturable absorber （SA）. The RGO SA is prepared by depositing the graphene oxide （GO） on fluorine mica through thermal reduction of GO. A scanning electron microscope （SEM）, Raman spectrometer, and x-ray photoelectron spec- troscopy （XPS） are adopted to analyze the RGO characteristics. The results show that the reduction degree of graphene oxide is very high. By embedding the RGO SA into the EDFL cavity, a stable mode-locked fiber laser is achieved with a central wavelength of 1567.29 nm and repetition rate of 12.66 MHz. The maximum output power and the minimum pulse duration are measured to be 18.22 mW and 1.38 ns respectively. As far as we know, the maximum output power of 18.22 mW is higher than those of other nanosecond mode-locked oscillators reported. Such a nanosecond pulse duration and megahertz repetition rate make this mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser a suitable seed oscillator for high-power applications and chirped pulse amplifications.展开更多
We propose and demonstrate a Raman-assisted passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser in a normal dispersion regime. A section of highly nonlinear fiber is adopted to enhance the nonlinearity to extend the bandwidth ...We propose and demonstrate a Raman-assisted passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser in a normal dispersion regime. A section of highly nonlinear fiber is adopted to enhance the nonlinearity to extend the bandwidth of the gain spectrum by the stimulated Raman effect. The mode-locked fiber laser emits a broad spectral bandwidth of 64 nm at the-20 dB level and a highly stable pulse operation with a signal-to-noise ratio of 77 dB.展开更多
This paper investigates the configuration design associated with boundary-constrained swarm flying.An analytic swarm configuration is identified to ensure the passive safety between each pair of spacecraft in the radi...This paper investigates the configuration design associated with boundary-constrained swarm flying.An analytic swarm configuration is identified to ensure the passive safety between each pair of spacecraft in the radial-cross-track plane.For the first time,this work derives the explicit configurable spacecraft amount to clarify the configuration's accommodation capacity while considering the maximum inter-spacecraft separation constraint.For larger-scale design problem that involves hundreds of spacecraft,this paper proposes an optimization framework that integrates a Relative Orbit Element(ROE)affine transformation operation and successional convex optimization.The framework establishes a multi-subcluster swarm structure,allowing decoupling the maintenance issues of each subcluster.Compared with previous design methods,it ensures that the computational cost for constraints verification only scales linearly with the swarm size,while also preserving the configuration optimization capacities.Numerical simulations demonstrate that the proposed analytic configuration strictly meets the design constraints.It is also shown that the proposed framework reduces the handled constraint amount by two orders compared with direct optimization,while achieving a remarkable swarm safety enhancement based on the existing analytic configuration.展开更多
In the last few years,research on advanced ultrafast photonic devices has attracted great interest from laser physicists.As a semiconductor material with excellent nonlinear saturation absorption characteristics,Ga As...In the last few years,research on advanced ultrafast photonic devices has attracted great interest from laser physicists.As a semiconductor material with excellent nonlinear saturation absorption characteristics,Ga As has been used in solidstate and fiber lasers as a mode-locker.However,the pulse widths that have been reported in the searchable published literature are all long and the shortest is tens of picoseconds.Femtosecond pulse widths,desired for a variety of applications,have not yet been reported in Ga As-based pulsed lasers.In this work,we further explore the nonlinear characteristics of Ga As that has been magnetron sputtered onto the surface of a tapered fiber and its application in the generation of femtosecond lasing via effective dispersion optimization and nonlinearity management.With the enhanced interaction between evanescent waves and Ga As nanosheets,mode-locked soliton pulses as short as 830 fs are generated at repetition rates of 4.64 MHz.As far as we know,this is the first time that femtosecond-level pulses have been generated with a Ga As-based saturable absorber.In addition,soliton molecules,including in the dual-pulse state,are also realized under stronger pumping.This work demonstrates that Ga As-based photonic devices have good application prospects in effective polymorphous ultrashort pulsed laser generation.展开更多
The bound solitons in a passively mode-locked fibre ring laser are observed and their formation mechanism is summarized in this paper. In order to obtain stable bound solitons, a strong CW laser field at the centre of...The bound solitons in a passively mode-locked fibre ring laser are observed and their formation mechanism is summarized in this paper. In order to obtain stable bound solitons, a strong CW laser field at the centre of the soliton spectral is necessary to suppress and synchronize the random soliton phase variations.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12204132)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.ZR2021MF122)+1 种基金Shandong Province TechnologyBased SME Innovation Enhancement Project(Grant No.2024TSGC0715)the Postgraduate Education Reform Project of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.SDYJSJGC2024107)。
文摘We achieved an ultra-flat broad spectrum output with a 20-dB bandwidth of 77.85 nm in a double-clad Yb-doped fiber laser.The intensity difference between the highest and lowest points of the spectrum indicates a flatness better than4 dB.More notably,this ultra-flat broad spectrum maintains a stable single-pulse mode-locking state.With the increase of pump power,an ultra-wide spectrum with a 20-dB bandwidth approaching 100 nm was formed at a pump power of 2.25 W.Additionally,we obtained a 9-pulse mode-locked state at another PC station with the same pump,which is the highest number of stable mode-locked pulse bursts observed so far with a first-order Raman frequency shift.This fiber laser shows its benefits of ultra-flat broad spectrum,high stability,and ease of fabrication,which provides a new method of obtaining the broadband light source for multiple practical applications.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61078032)the Science and Technology Funds on Solide-State Laser Laboratory of China (Grant No. 9140C0403011106)
文摘We report on a diode-pumped passively continuous wave （cw） mode-locked Tm：YAP laser with a double-wall carbon nanotube （DWCNT） absorber operating at a wavelength of 2023 nm for the first time, to the best our knowledge. The DWCNT absorber is fabricated on a hydrophilic quartz substrate by using the vertical evaporation technique. The output power is as high as 375 mW. A stable pulse train with a repetition rate of 72.26 MHz is generated with a highest single pulse energy of 5.2 μJ.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60372061)the Scientific Forefront and Interdisciplinary Innovation Project of Jilin University, China (Grant No. 200903296)
文摘We numerically investigate the formation and interaction of a parabolic-shaped pulse pair in a passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser. Based on a lumped model, the parabolic-shaped pulse pair is obtained by controlling the intercavity average dispersion and gain saturation energy, Moreover, pulse repulsive and attractive motion are also achieved with different pulse separations. Simulation results show that the phase shift plays an important role in pulse interaction, and the interaction is determined by the inter-cavity average dispersion and gain saturation energy, i.e., the strength of the interaction is proportional to the gain saturation energy, a stronger gain saturation energy will result in a higher interaction intensity. On the contrary, the increase of the inter-cavity dispersion will counterbalance some interaction force. The results also show that the interaction of a parabolic-shaped pulse pair has a larger interaction distance compared to conventional solitons.
基金Project supported by the State Key Laboratory of Tribology,Tsinghua University (Grant No. SKLT08A05)
文摘A quarter-wave plate and the thin film polarizer （TFP） are used for the LD end-pumped passively mode-locked Nd：YVO4 laser with semiconductor saturable absorber mirror （SESAM） to obtain a single beam output with a total power of 4.8 W. An optical-optical efficiency is achieved to be 24% for a stable CW mode-locking operation at 1064 nm, with a pulse repetition rate of 70 MHz and pulse width of 16 ps. The multipulse in the pulse sequence is eliminated for reaching a peak power as high as 4 kW.
基金support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61078032)the Science and Technology Projects Plan of Jinan City, China (Grant No. 201004007)+2 种基金the State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, China (Grant No. KF1201)the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, China (Grant No. GRF 526511 PolyU code: B-Q26E)the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China (Grant No. G-YJ20)
文摘A low cost and simply fabricated reflective graphene oxide is successfully made. By using this absorber, as well as an end reflector, we obtain a passively mode-locked Yb：LuYSiO5 laser operating at nearly 1 p,m. When the pump power is increased up to 5.73 W, stable mode locking is achieved. The central wavelength of the laser spectrum is 1043.2 nm with a pulse duration of 5.0 ps. When the pump power reaches 8.16 W, dual-wavelength mode locking laser pulses at 1036.3 nm and 1043.5 nm are simultaneously detected.
基金Supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2013CB922402the International Joint Research Program,and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61210017 and 11434016
文摘We present a laser-diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond disordered crystal laser by using Nd：CaGdAI04 （Nd：CGA） as the gain medium. With a pair of SF6 prisms to control the dispersion compensation, laser pulses as short as 850fs at 1079nm are obtained with a repetition rate of 124.6 MHz. The measured threshold pump power is 1.45 W. A maximum average output power of 122mW is obtained under the pump power of 5.9 W. These results show that Nd：CGA could be a promising laser medium for generating femtosecond ultrashort pulse at about 1 μm.
基金Supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2013CB922402the International Joint Research Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61210017
文摘We demonstrate a diode-pumped passively cw mode-locked Nd：CaGdAlO4 laser operating at 1079nm with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The threshold pump power of the laser is 180mW. A maximum average output power of 93mW is obtained under the pump power of 1.94 W. The pulse duration of the mode-locked pulses is 3.1ps and the repetition rate is 157MHz.
基金the financial support from Science and Technology Project of the Jilin Provincial Department of Education (Grant No. JJKH20231171KJ)。
文摘The understanding of soliton dynamics promotes the development of ultrafast laser technology. High-energy purequartic solitons(PQSs) have gradually become a hotspot in recent years. Herein, we numerically study the influence of the gain bandwidth, saturation power, small-signal gain, and output coupler on PQS dynamics in passively mode-locked fiber lasers. The results show that the above four parameters can affect PQS dynamics. Pulsating PQSs occur as we alter the other three parameters when the gain bandwidth is 50 nm. Meanwhile, PQSs evolve from pulsating to erupting and then to splitting as the other three parameters are altered when the gain bandwidth is 10 nm, which can be attributed to the existence of the spectral filtering effect and intra-cavity fourth-order dispersion. These findings provide new insights into PQS dynamics in passively mode-locked fiber lasers.
基金supported by the Humanity and Social Science Foundation of Chinese Ministry of Education (No.19YJC880053)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (No.LQ18F010008)+3 种基金the Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project of Zhejiang Province (No.19NDJC0103YB)the Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo (No.2018A610092)the Research Fund Project of Ningbo Institute of Finance&Economics (No.1320171002)the Education and Teaching Reform Program of Ningbo Institute of Finance&Economics (No.20jyyb16)。
文摘A low phase noise millimeter-wave(MMW) signal generator is proposed and experimentally demonstrated with a C-band passively Fabry-Pérot(F-P) quantum dot mode-locked laser. A novel method is proposed to generate low phase noise MMW signal, which is simply based on a commercial off-the-shelf dual-driven Li Nb O3 Mach-Zehnder modulator and a passively F-P quantum dot mode-locked laser. MMW signal with the frequency of 30 GHz, 45 GHz and 90 GHz respectively is obtained experimentally. Single-sideband phase noise of the 30 GHz and 45 GHz MMW signal is-112 d Bc/Hz and-106 d Bc/Hz at an offset of 1 k Hz, respectively. The linewidth of the 30 GHz and 45 GHz MMW signal is about from 225 Hz and 239 Hz. This is considered a very simple MMW generator with a quasi-tunable broadband and ultra-low phase noise.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11304409 and 61705028)the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing City,China(Grant Nos.csct2013jcyjA4004 and cstc2017jcyjA0893)+1 种基金the Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission,China(Grant No.KJ1500422)the Postgraduate Research Innovation Foundation of Chongqing City,China(Grant No.CYS17240)
文摘Using graphene-covered-microfiber （GCM） as a saturable absorber, the generation and evolution of multiple operation states are proposed and demonstrated in passively mode-locked thulium-doped fiber laser. The microfiber was fabricated using the flame brushing method to an interaction length of - 1.2 cm with a waist diameter of -10 μm. Graphene layers were grown on copper foils by chemical vapor deposition and transferred onto the polydimethylsiloxane （PDMS） to form a PDMS/graphene film, which allowed light-graphene interaction via evanescent field. With the increase of the pump power from 1.25 W to 2.15 W, five different lasing regimes, including continuous-wave, conventional soliton mode-locking, multi- soliton mode-locking, a period of transition, and noise-like mode-locking, were achieved in a fiber ring cavity. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first report of the generation and evolution of multiple operation states by covering graphene on the microfiber in the 2-μ.m region. The results demonstrate that GCM can be a promising method for fabricating all fiber SA, and the switchable operation states can provide more portability in complex application domain.
基金Project supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB16030200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11774410 and 61575217)+1 种基金the National Key Scientific Instruments Development Program of China(Grant No.2012YQ120047)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KJZD-EW-L11-03)
文摘A compact high power diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:YVO_4 laser with high repetition rate is realized.Using an Nd:YVO_4 crystal and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror(SESAM) in the oscillator, the picosecond pulse output with an average power of 1.38 W, a repetition rate of 3.24 GHz, and a pulse duration of 11.4 ps is achieved. After one stage of amplification, the final output power reaches 11.34 W, corresponding to a total optical-to-optical efficiency of about 32%. The root mean square(RMS) value of power fluctuation is demonstrated to be less than 0.6% in 24 hours,showing a superior stability with the compact configuration.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60972017,60978007,and 61177067)
文摘The operational parameters including the polarization controlling and the pump power in a nonlinear polarization rotation-based passively mode-locked fiber laser are studied in this paper.The carrier rate equations of the activated erbium-doped fiber are first employed together with the nonlinear Shro¨dinger equations to reveal the relation between the operational parameters and the output state of the passively mode-locked fiber laser.The numerical and experimental results demonstrate that the output state of the mode-locked laser varies with the polarization controlling and the pump power.The periodicity of the polarization controlling is observed.With given pump power,there exists a set of polarization controlling under which the ultra-short pulse can be generated.With given polarization controlling,the mode-locked state can be maintained generally except for some particular values of pump power.Three shapes of the output optical spectra from the fiber cavity can be identified when the pump power changes.The results in this paper provide a comprehensive insight into the operation of the nonlinear polarization rotation-based passively mode-locked fiber laser.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61378024)the Natural Science Fund of Guangdong ProvinceChina(Grant No.S2013010012235)
文摘In this study we present an all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser passively mode-locked with topological insulator（Bi2Te3） saturable absorber. The saturable absorber device is fabricated by depositing Bi2Te3 on a tapered fiber through using pulsed laser deposition（PLD） technology, which can give rise to less non-saturable losses than most of the solution processing methods. Owing to the long interaction length, Bi2Te3 is not exposed to high optical power, which allows the saturable absorber device to work in a high power regime. The modulation depth of this kind of saturable absorber is measured to be 10%. By combining the saturable absorber device with Yb-doped fiber laser, a mode-locked pulse operating at a repetition rate of 19.8 MHz is achieved. The 3-d B spectral width and pulse duration are measured to be 1.245 nm and317 ps, respectively.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China and Scientific Forefront and Interdisciplinary Innovation Project, Jilin University under Grants No. 60372061,200903296
文摘In this paper, we adopt cloud computing in a specific scientific computing field for its virtualization, distribution and dynamic extendibility as follows: We obtain high-energy parabolic self-similar pulses by numerical simulation using our non-distributed passively mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser model. For researching characteristics of these wave-breaking-free self-similar pulses, chirp of them must be extracted. We propose several time-frequency analysis methods adopted in chirp extraction of ultra-short optical pulses for the first time and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of them in this particular application.
基金Project supported by the Central University Special Fund for Basic Research and Operating Expenses,China(Grant No.GK201702005)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province,China(Grant No.2017JM6091)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61705183)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2017TS011)
文摘We demonstrate a nanosecond mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser （EDFL） based on a reduced graphene oxide （RGO） saturable absorber （SA）. The RGO SA is prepared by depositing the graphene oxide （GO） on fluorine mica through thermal reduction of GO. A scanning electron microscope （SEM）, Raman spectrometer, and x-ray photoelectron spec- troscopy （XPS） are adopted to analyze the RGO characteristics. The results show that the reduction degree of graphene oxide is very high. By embedding the RGO SA into the EDFL cavity, a stable mode-locked fiber laser is achieved with a central wavelength of 1567.29 nm and repetition rate of 12.66 MHz. The maximum output power and the minimum pulse duration are measured to be 18.22 mW and 1.38 ns respectively. As far as we know, the maximum output power of 18.22 mW is higher than those of other nanosecond mode-locked oscillators reported. Such a nanosecond pulse duration and megahertz repetition rate make this mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser a suitable seed oscillator for high-power applications and chirped pulse amplifications.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61675188and the Open Fund of Key Laboratory Pulse Power Laser Technology of China under Grant No SKL2016KF03
文摘We propose and demonstrate a Raman-assisted passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser in a normal dispersion regime. A section of highly nonlinear fiber is adopted to enhance the nonlinearity to extend the bandwidth of the gain spectrum by the stimulated Raman effect. The mode-locked fiber laser emits a broad spectral bandwidth of 64 nm at the-20 dB level and a highly stable pulse operation with a signal-to-noise ratio of 77 dB.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52272408,U21B2008)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,China(No.2023B1515120018)。
文摘This paper investigates the configuration design associated with boundary-constrained swarm flying.An analytic swarm configuration is identified to ensure the passive safety between each pair of spacecraft in the radial-cross-track plane.For the first time,this work derives the explicit configurable spacecraft amount to clarify the configuration's accommodation capacity while considering the maximum inter-spacecraft separation constraint.For larger-scale design problem that involves hundreds of spacecraft,this paper proposes an optimization framework that integrates a Relative Orbit Element(ROE)affine transformation operation and successional convex optimization.The framework establishes a multi-subcluster swarm structure,allowing decoupling the maintenance issues of each subcluster.Compared with previous design methods,it ensures that the computational cost for constraints verification only scales linearly with the swarm size,while also preserving the configuration optimization capacities.Numerical simulations demonstrate that the proposed analytic configuration strictly meets the design constraints.It is also shown that the proposed framework reduces the handled constraint amount by two orders compared with direct optimization,while achieving a remarkable swarm safety enhancement based on the existing analytic configuration.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12164030)Young Science and Technology Talents of Inner Mongolia,China(Grant No.NJYT22101)+1 种基金the Central Government Guides Local Science,the Technology Development Fund Projects(Grant No.2023ZY0005)the Science and Technology Plan Projects of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China(Grant No.2023KYPT0012)。
文摘In the last few years,research on advanced ultrafast photonic devices has attracted great interest from laser physicists.As a semiconductor material with excellent nonlinear saturation absorption characteristics,Ga As has been used in solidstate and fiber lasers as a mode-locker.However,the pulse widths that have been reported in the searchable published literature are all long and the shortest is tens of picoseconds.Femtosecond pulse widths,desired for a variety of applications,have not yet been reported in Ga As-based pulsed lasers.In this work,we further explore the nonlinear characteristics of Ga As that has been magnetron sputtered onto the surface of a tapered fiber and its application in the generation of femtosecond lasing via effective dispersion optimization and nonlinearity management.With the enhanced interaction between evanescent waves and Ga As nanosheets,mode-locked soliton pulses as short as 830 fs are generated at repetition rates of 4.64 MHz.As far as we know,this is the first time that femtosecond-level pulses have been generated with a Ga As-based saturable absorber.In addition,soliton molecules,including in the dual-pulse state,are also realized under stronger pumping.This work demonstrates that Ga As-based photonic devices have good application prospects in effective polymorphous ultrashort pulsed laser generation.
基金Project supported by the Tianjin Key Project Foundation of China （Grant No 033183611） the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 60137010）, and the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China （Grant No 2003AA312100）.
文摘The bound solitons in a passively mode-locked fibre ring laser are observed and their formation mechanism is summarized in this paper. In order to obtain stable bound solitons, a strong CW laser field at the centre of the soliton spectral is necessary to suppress and synchronize the random soliton phase variations.
