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Tunable and switchable single-/dual-wavelength Er-doped hybrid mode-locked fiber laser by dual-PMFs Lyot filter

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We propose a single- and dual-wavelength tunable and inter-soliton switchable Er-doped hybrid mode-locked fiber laser based on dual-polarization maintaining fibers (dual-PMFs) Lyot filter. The broadband saturable absorber was constructed by WS2/MoS2 nanocomposite and nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) effect. The transmission characteristics of the dual-PMFs Lyot filter were theoretically analyzed, and the single- and dual-wavelength tunable spectra were obtained experimentally. Moreover, the switchability of single and bound solitons was investigated through inter-soliton interactions, and the bound solitons and the bound states of bound solitons in the single- and dual-wavelength mode-locked laser were generated and analyzed. These indicate that the tunable and switchable fiber laser has a wide range of applications and important research implications in ultrafast photonics. It also provides new insights and development for the application of two-dimensional nanocomposites in ultrafast photonics.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (61905193); the Special Science Research Plan of Shaanxi Education Department (19JK0860).

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  1. Statel Key Laboratory of Energy Photon-Technology in Western China, International Collaborative Center On Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, School of Information Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, China

    Mei Qi

  2. Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, China

    Yu Fang, Jianing Tao, Cheng Chen, Haowei Chen & Baole Lu

  3. Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Photo-Electronic Technology, Shaanxi Engineering Technology Research Center for Solid State Lasers and Application, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, China

    Yu Fang, Jianing Tao, Cheng Chen, Haowei Chen & Baole Lu

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Qi, M., Fang, Y., Tao, J. et al. Tunable and switchable single-/dual-wavelength Er-doped hybrid mode-locked fiber laser by dual-PMFs Lyot filter. J Opt 53, 438–447 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-023-01157-2

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