Open AccessGraded index multimode fibre as saturable absorber induced by nonlinear multimodal interference for ultrafast photonics
Author(s) -
Zhaokun Wang,
D N Wang,
Tianyu Zhu,
Jikai Chen,
Shuo Chang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jphys photonics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2515-7647
DOI - 10.1088/2515-7647/abc896
Subject(s) - ultrashort pulse , saturable absorption , multi mode optical fiber , photonics , laser , optics , materials science , fiber laser , optoelectronics , interference (communication) , soliton , nonlinear system , optical fiber , physics , telecommunications , computer science , channel (broadcasting) , quantum mechanics
Graded index multimode fibre (GIMF) has emerged as a promising platform for two- and three-dimensional nonlinear optics. Based on the nonlinear multimodal interference technique, GIMF has demonstrated the saturable absorption effect and applied for fibre-based-laser short pulse generation as versatile, wideband ultrafast optical switches. Herein, this review presents the basic principles and the optical properties of the GIMF-based saturable absorber (SA). With this proposed GIMF-based SA device, mode-locking fibre lasers in the wavelength range of 1, 1.55, and 2 μ m are realized. Particular focus is on the tunable and multi-wavelength mode-locked fibre lasers, various kinds of soliton generation and large energy soliton generation and a detailed summary of the current advances are given.