Dynamic control of the operation regimes of a mode-locked fiber laser based on intracavity polarizing fibers: experimental and theoretical validation.
An intracavity polarizing fiber is proposed to control the emission regime of a passively mode-locked fiber laser. Stable operation in self-starting high and low dispersion soliton mode-locking and 100 GHz multiwavelength regimes is demonstrated through numerical simulations and experimental validation. Mode-locking stability is ensured by a saturable absorber in the ring cavity. The effective selection of operation regime is dynamically carried out by controlling the intracavity polarization state.
Nanophotonics Technology Center, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain. guivilib@ntc.upv.es
Guillermo E
GE
Villanueva
Pere
P
Pérez-Millán
D007834:Lasers; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055100:Optical Fibers; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors