Passive Q-switching of an all-fiber laser induced by the Kerr effect of multimode interference

Shijie Fu; Quan Sheng; Xiushan Zhu; Wei Shi; Jianquan Yao; Guannan Shi; R. A. Norwood; N. Peyghambarian

doi:10.1364/OE.23.017255

Passive Q-switching of an all-fiber laser induced by the Kerr effect of multimode interference

Shijie Fu, Quan Sheng, Xiushan Zhu, Wei Shi, Jianquan Yao, Guannan Shi, R. A. Norwood, N. Peyghambarian

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A novel passively Q-switched all-fiber laser using a single modemultimode-single mode fiber device as the saturable absorber based on the Kerr effect of multimode interference is reported. Stable Q-switched operation of an Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped fiber laser at 1559.5 nm was obtained at a pump power range of 190-510 mW with the repetition rate varying from 14.1 kHz to 35.2 kHz and the pulse duration ranging from 5.69 μs to 3.86 μs. A maximum pulse energy of 0.8 μJ at an average output power of 27.6 mW was achieved. This demonstrates a new modulation mechanism for realizing Q-switched all-fiber laser sources.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	17255-17262
Number of pages	8
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	23
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.23.017255
State	Published - Jun 29 2015

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