Automatic feedback control of an Er-doped fiber laser with an intracavity loss modulator

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Author(s)
Grawert, F.
Ilday, F.
Kielpinski, D.
Gopinath, J.
Petrich, G.
Kolodziejski, L.
Ippen, E.
Kartner, F.
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2005
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Suppression of Q-switching instabilities with an actively controlled intracavity loss modulator is demonstrated in an Er-doped waveguide laser that is mode locked with a slow saturable absorber at repetition rates of as much as 100 MHz. By automatic gain control in the feedback loop, stable mode locking is achieved over the entire parameter range of the laser. This approach renders laser stabilization independent of the characteristics of the gain medium and intracavity power. The pulse-shaping dynamics is not affected by the presence of the intracavity loss modulator.Suppression of Q-switching instabilities with an actively controlled intracavity loss modulator is demonstrated in an Er-doped waveguide laser that is mode locked with a slow saturable absorber at repetition rates of as much as 100 MHz. By automatic gain control in the feedback loop, stable mode locking is achieved over the entire parameter range of the laser. This approach renders laser stabilization independent of the characteristics of the gain medium and intracavity power. The pulse-shaping dynamics is not affected by the presence of the intracavity loss modulator.
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Journal Title
Optics Letters
Volume
30
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© 2005 OSA. This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.30.001066. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Subject
Optical Physics
Quantum Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering