Abstract
In this letter, we report a new Self-starting figure-eight fiber laser based on a dispersion-imbalanced nonlinear optical loop mirror (DI-NOLM) with lumped dispersive elements for the first time. We have shown that the device can operate in several different operation modes such as a noiselike square pulse, a harmonic mode-locked multipulse, and a single-pulse operation modes depending on its pump power and polarization state in the cavity. As no active elements is inside the DI-NOLM and no continuous-wave light can pass through the DI-NOLM, this laser potentially has many advantages over conventional pulsed fiber laser systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 459-461 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 Apr |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received August 30, 2001; revised November 28, 2001. This work was supported in part by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the Ultrafast Fiber-Optic Networks Research Center at K-JIST and by the Korean Ministry of Education under Program BK21.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering