Abstract
We report an experimental study of an actively mode-locked fiber ring laser based on the development of an efficient in-fiber amplitude modulator. Intermodal coupling induced by standing flexural acoustic waves permits the implementation of broad bandwidth (1.5 nm), high modulation depth (72%), low-insertion-loss (0.75 dB), in-fiber amplitude modulators, operating in the MHz frequency range. The experimental characterization of the laser as a function of the radio frequency voltage that controls the modulator, the length of the active fiber, and the optical bandwidth of an intracavity filter implemented with a fiber Bragg grating has led to an improved performance of the Erbium-doped fiber laser: optical pulses of 34-ps temporal width, 1.4-W peak power, and 4.75-MHz repetition rate.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
M.W. Phillips, A.I. Ferguson, G.S. Kino, D.B. Patterson, Opt. Lett. 14, 680 (1989)
D.O. Culverhouse, D.J. Richardson, T.A. Birks, P.St.J. Russel, Opt. Lett. 20, 2381 (1995)
M.Y. Jeon, H.K. Lee, K.H. Kim, E.H. Lee, W.Y. Oh, B.Y. Kim, H.W. Lee, Y.W. Koh, Opt. Commun. 149, 312 (1998)
N. Myrén, W. Margulis, IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 17, 2047 (2005)
C. Cuadrado-Laborde, A. Díez, M. Delgado-Pinar, J.L. Cruz, M.V. Andrés, Opt. Lett. 34, 1111 (2009)
M. Bello-Jiménez, C. Cuadrado-Laborde, D. Sáez-Rodriguez, A. Díez, J.L. Cruz, M.V. Andrés, Opt. Lett. 35, 1 (2010)
B.Y. Kim, J.N. Blake, H.E. Engan, H.J. Shaw, Opt. Lett. 11, 389 (1986)
T.A. Birks, P.St. Russell, D.O. Culverhouse, J. Lightwave Technol. 14, 2519 (1996)
F. Abrishamian, S. Nagai, S. Sato, M. Imai, Opt. Quantum Electron. 40, 665 (2008)
P. Bélanger, Opt. Express 13, 8089 (2005)
Y. Li, C. Lou, M. Han, Y. Gao, Opt. Quantum Electron. 33, 589 (2001)
D.J. Kuizenga, A.E. Siegman, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. QE-6, 694 (1970)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Bello-Jiménez, M., Cuadrado-Laborde, C., Diez, A. et al. Experimental study of an actively mode-locked fiber ring laser based on in-fiber amplitude modulation. Appl. Phys. B 105, 269–276 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4548-6
Received:
Revised:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4548-6