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Experimental study of an actively mode-locked fiber ring laser based on in-fiber amplitude modulation

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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.

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  1. Departamento de Física Aplicada y Electromagnetismo, ICMUV, Universidad de Valencia, C/ Dr. Moliner 50, Burjassot, 46100, Valencia, Spain

    M. Bello-Jiménez, A. Diez, J. L. Cruz & M. V. Andrés

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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

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